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Table 7 Univariate analyses of patient characteristics/comorbidities in relation to mean SScQoL score (n = 101)

From: Patient Assessment Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) and its associations with quality of life among Swiss patients with systemic sclerosis: a mixed methods study

 

Characteristics

Mean SScQoL score (95% CI)

P value

SMD

Sex

Male (n = 20)

16.8 (12.7–21.0)

0.372

0.216

Female (n = 77)

18.6 (16.9–20.4)

Age

 ≤ 65 years (n = 65)

19.0 (17.1–21.0)

0.169

0.304

 > 65 years (n = 30)

16.6 (13.6–19.6)

Education

Compulsory/no education (n = 14)

20.3 (16.5–24.0)

0.328

0.306

Secondary/tertiary (n = 85)

18.0 (16.3–19.8)

Marital status

Single, divorced, or widowed (n = 29)

17.3 (14.1–20.5)

0.374

0.194

Married/cohabiting (n = 68)

18.9 (17.1–20.8)

Disease subset*

dcSSc (n = 36)

20.9 (18.6–23.2)

0.232

0.294

lcSSc (n = 31)

18.7 (15.7–21.7)

Disease duration*

 ≤ 2 years (n = 12)

18.6 (13.0–24.2)

0.858

0.052

 > 2 years (n = 83)

19.0 (17.4–20.7)

Comorbidities*

0–2 comorbidities (n = 48)

14.3 (12.1–16.6)

 < 0.001

1.147

 > 2 comorbidities (n = 52)

22.3 (20.6–24.0)

Depression*

Yes (n = 15)

24.3 (22.3–26.4)

0.002

1.097

No (n = 84)

17.4 (15.6–19.2)

GI-problems*

Yes (n = 60)

21.2 (19.6–22.9)

 < 0.001

0.937

No (n = 40)

14.3 (11.6–17.0)

Lung problems*

Yes (n = 38)

19.6 (17.2–22.0)

0.262

0.236

No (n = 62)

17.8 (15.6–19.9)

Heart problems*

Yes (n = 27)

20.0 (17.2–22.9)

0.204

0.296

No (n = 72)

17.8 (15.8–19.7)

Backpain*

Yes (n = 41)

20.7 (18.2–23.2)

0.018

0.496

No (n = 56)

16.8 (14.7–18.9)

Osteoarthritis*

Yes (n = 41)

21.3 (19.0–23.6)

0.002

0.643

No (n = 57)

16.4 (14.3–18.5)

  1. CI, confidence interval; dcSSc, diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis; GI-problems, gastrointestinal problems, lcSSc, limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis; SScQoL, Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Life; SD, standard deviation; SMD, standardized mean difference; numbers in bold = p-values < 0.05
  2. *Self-reported