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Table 5 Psychological factors according to disease manifestation

From: Pain chronification and the important role of non-disease-specific symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis

Subset of disease manifestation

Overall, n = 118

Established, n = 65 (55.1%)

Mild, n = 29 (24.6%)

Very early, n = 24 (20.3%)

HADS Anxiety Score

 Pathological

18/107 (16.8%)

10/61 (16.4%)

3/26 (11.5%)

5/20 (25.0%)

 Borderline

21/107 (19.6%)

11/61 (18.0%)

6/26 (23.1%)

4/20 (20.0%)

HADS Depression Score

 Pathological

12/106 (11.3%)

7/60 (11.7%)

0/26 (0.0%)

6/20 (25.0%)

 Borderline

13/106 (12.3%)

6/60 (10.0%)

4/26 (15.4%)

3/20 (15.0%)

MFHW ≤ 10

20/110 (18.2%)

11/61 (18.0%)

3/29 (10.3%)

6/20 (30.0%)

  1. Variables are presented as mean ± SD for normal distribution or as median with the 1st and 3rd quartiles (Q1, Q3) for non-normal distribution. Frequencies are shown as x/y: x = number of patients with item present, y = numbers of patients with accessible data; missing values can be calculated n − y
  2. HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, MFHW Marburger Fragebogen zum habituellen Wohlbefinden (Marburg questionnaire on habitual health findings), n number