Fig. 1From: Health-related quality of life among adults with diverse rare disordersPROMIS mean scores for main sample of persons with RD and by RD category. Error bars represent 95% CI. Black lines indicate U.S. population mean, and gray lines indicate means for common chronic diseases. [6, 18] Higher numbers mean higher amounts of the measured construct, so high scores on anxiety, depression, fatigue, and pain interference indicate poor HRQL, while low scores on physical function and ability to participate in social roles and activities means poor HRQL. Main sample nā=ā1218; neurologic nā=ā480; neoplastic nā=ā221; systemic and rheumatological nā=ā66; developmental anomalies nā=ā58; and immune nā=ā56Back to article page