Table 4 Health-related quality of life assessed through SF-36 and EQ-5D-3 L questionnaires among RA patients at baseline
From: Burden of rheumatoid arthritis on patients’ work productivity and quality of life
Health-related Quality of Life | Argentina | Brazil | Colombia | Mexico | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
SF-36 | N = 75 | N = 68 | N = 72 | N = 75 | N = 290 | |||||
Vitality | 46.9 | 10.9 | 47.0 | 9.5 | 47.9 | 10.2 | 49.8 | 10.3 | 47.9 | 10.3 |
Mental health | 42.5 | 11.4 | 44.3 | 12.3 | 43.7 | 10.4 | 46.7 | 11.6 | 44.3 | 11.5 |
Social functioning | 41.9 | 11.6 | 40.1 | 11.3 | 40.6 | 11.5 | 44.2 | 10.9 | 41.8 | 11.4 |
Bodily pain | 43.2 | 10.7 | 36.6 | 8.3 | 39.3 | 10.1 | 43.5 | 10.7 | 40.8 | 10.4 |
Role physical | 42.4 | 11.5 | 37.0 | 11.5 | 39.1 | 10.7 | 43.0 | 9.7 | 40.5 | 11.1 |
General health | 41.9 | 9.7 | 38.5 | 11.9 | 39.5 | 8.9 | 41.6 | 12.2 | 40.4 | 10.8 |
Role emotional | 39.9 | 13.9 | 41.2 | 13.5 | 37.5 | 11.6 | 42.1 | 11.3 | 40.2 | 12.7 |
Physical functioning | 38.5 | 11.0 | 32.0 | 8.6 | 37.6 | 10.6 | 40.2 | 12.2 | 37.2 | 11.1 |
Mental Component Score (MCS) | 43.4 | 11.9 | 47.3 | 11.9 | 43.9 | 9.9 | 47.2 | 11.3 | 45.4 | 11.3 |
Physical Component Score (PCS) | 41.8 | 9.8 | 33.6 | 9.6 | 38.7 | 9.1 | 41.5 | 10.7 | 39.1 | 10.3 |
EQ-5D-3 L | N = 73 | N = 68 | N = 70 | N = 75 | N = 286 | |||||
Overall Value (0–100) | 71.5 | 16.6 | 64.4 | 21.5 | 67.4 | 20.2 | 75.4 | 21.6 | 69.8 | 20.4 |
Utility Score (0–1) | 0.67 | 0.25 | 0.62 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.25 | 0.71 | 0.23 | 0.67 | 0.23 |