Table 2.
Total scores and severity categories of rating scale scores according to diagnostic groups
| Inflammatory arthritis (n = 375) | CTDs/vasculitis (n = 96) |
Primary fibromyalgia (n = 31) | Total (n = 502)* |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IES-R scoreΔ | ||||
| Total, mean ± SD | 28.7 ± 17.7 | 30.5 ± 17.3 | 38.0 ± 16.1 | 29.7 ± 17.5 |
| Normal, n (%) | 234 (62.4%) | 51 (53.1%) | 11 (35.5%) | 296 (59.0%) |
| Probable PTSD, n (%) | 141 (37.6%) | 45 (46.9%) | 20 (64.5%) | 206 (41.0%) |
| IES-R Subscale mean ± SD | ||||
| intrusion | 10.03 ± 7.20 | 11.26 ± 7.23 | 12.77 ± 7.02 | 10.4 ± 7.2 |
| avoidance | 10.24 ± 6.31 | 10.25 ± 5.84 | 13.06 ± 6.27 | 10.4 ± 6.2 |
| hyperarousal | 8.48 ± 5.94 | 8.98 ± 6.15 | 12.23 ± 5.38 | 8.8 ± 5.9 |
| PSS-10 score◊ | ||||
| Total, mean ± SD | 17.4 ± 8.3 | 19.8 ± 7.6 | 21.6 ± 6.5 | 18.1 ± 8.1 |
| Low (≤ 13), n (%) | 126 (33.6%) | 23 (24.0%) | 3 (9.7%) | 152 (30.3%) |
| Moderate (14–26) n (%) | 184 (49.1%) | 58 (60.4%) | 19 (61.3%) | 261 (52.0%) |
| High (≥27) n (%) | 65 (17.3%) | 15 (15.6%) | 9 (29.0%) | 89 (17.7%) |
*5 of 507 patients had a diagnosis that did not fit with any of the diagnostic groups and were excluded from the analysis
Δ IES-R score ≥ 33 is indicative of probable Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Difference between diagnostic groups: Χ2 = 10.25, df = 2, p = 0.006
◊ Difference between diagnostic groups: Χ2 = 11.93, df = 4, p = 0.02
Total scores and severity categories of rating scale scores according to the main rheumatic diagnostic groups