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Table 2 Correlation analysis of different self-assessment questionnaires and the ScleroID

From: Characteristics of ScleroID highlighting musculoskeletal and internal organ implications in patients afflicted with systemic sclerosis

Variable

SSc (n = 160)

dcSSc (n = 88)

lcSSc (n = 72)

rho (p)

rho (p)

rho (p)

Physician’s Global Assessment

0.12 (0.105)

0.07 (0.471)

0.19 (0.113)

Patient’s Global Assessment

0.53 (< 0.001)

0.51(< 0.001)

0.55 (< 0.001)

SF-36 Physical component score

 − 0.75 (< 0.001)

 − 0.81 (< 0.001)

 − 0.68 (< 0.001)

SF-36 Mental component score

 − 0.62 (< 0.001)

 − 0.66 (< 0.001)

 − 0.57 (< 0.001)

HAQ-DI

0.64 (< 0.001)

0.68 (< 0.001)

0.60 (< 0.001)

SSc-HAQ

0.62 (< 0.001)

0.68 (< 0.001)

0.56 (< 0.001)

VAS-GIT

0.51 (< 0.001)

0.48 (< 0.001)

0.55 (< 0.001)

VAS-Dyspnea

0.50 (< 0.001)

0.46 (< 0.001)

0.55 (< 0.001)

VAS-Raynaud

0.58 (< 0.001)

0.61 (< 0.001)

0.55 (< 0.001)

VAS-Ulcers

0.36 (< 0.001)

0.41 (< 0.001)

0.30 (0.01)

  1. SF-36 Short-Form Health-Survey 36, HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index, VAS Visual analogue scale, SSc-HAQ Scleroderma HAQ