| Parameter |
Without invalidity and/or rheumatic disease (n=23)2 |
With comorbidities (n=33)2 |
| Group A |
Group B |
p value3 |
Group A |
Group B |
p value3 |
| (n=11) |
(n=12) |
(n=17) |
(n=16) |
| SF-36 transformed scores |
| Physical components-total |
59.3 |
86.3 |
0.001 |
54.3 |
64.8 |
0.218 |
| (17.8-98.0) |
(71.0-95.5) |
(11.8-95.5) |
(23.0-93.0) |
| Physical Function |
74.3 |
91.7 |
0.031 |
53.4 |
70.9 |
0.085 |
| (10.0-95.0) |
(80.0-100.0) |
(0.0-95.0) |
(20.0-95.0) |
| Role Physical |
52.3 |
95.8 |
0.004 |
53.1 |
68.8 |
0.22 |
| (0.0-100.0) |
(75.0-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
| Bodily Pain |
66.6 |
87.5 |
0.021 |
67.8 |
69.3 |
0.969 |
| (31.0-100.0) |
(62.0-100.0) |
(22.0-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
| General Health |
44 |
70.2 |
0.001 |
45.1 |
50 |
0.456 |
| (20.0-97.0) |
(52.0-87.0) |
(10.0-87.0) |
(15.0-77.0) |
| Mental components - total |
66.6 |
78.4 |
0.015 |
75.2 |
68.5 |
0.132 |
| (48.6-89.0) |
(68.4-84.5) |
(53.3-88.3) |
(45.5-87.5) |
| Vitality |
61.2 |
75.4 |
0.06 |
62.5 |
63.7 |
0.851 |
| 30.0-100.0) |
(60.0-90.0) |
(30.0-90.0) |
(5.0-95.0) |
| Social Function |
67.7 |
64.6 |
0.439 |
72.4 |
68.8 |
0.285 |
| (60.0-95.0) |
(60.0-80.0) |
(60.0-90.0) |
(60.0-95.0) |
| Role Emotional |
70.4 |
91.7 |
0.097 |
86.3 |
66.7 |
0.086 |
| (0.0-100.0) |
(33.0-100.0) |
(33.0-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
| Mental Health |
69.5 |
82 |
0.047 |
79.5 |
75.1 |
0.498 |
| (36.0-96.0) |
(72.0-88.0) |
(40.0-100.0) |
(48.0-95.0) |
| QLQ-C30 transf. scores |
| Global health status in total |
68.2 |
87.5 |
0.012 |
64.1 |
67.2 |
0.218 |
| (16.7-100.0) |
(75.0-100.0) |
(33.3-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
| Functioning in total |
90.8 |
95 |
0.13 |
83 |
88.6 |
0.085 |
| (70.7-100.0) |
(86.7-100.0) |
(49.3-100.0) |
(51.7-100.0) |
| Physical functioning |
95.8 |
98.3 |
0.106 |
89 |
95 |
0.22 |
| (87.0-100.0) |
(93.0-100.0) |
(67.0-100.0) |
(87.0-100.0) |
| Role functioning |
86.4 |
97.2 |
0.03 |
75.5 |
87.5 |
0.969 |
| (67.0-100.0) |
(83.0-100.0) |
(33.0-100.0) |
(33.0-100.0) |
| Emotional functioning |
93.2 |
92.1 |
0.795 |
90.1 |
85.4 |
0.456 |
| (66.7-100.0) |
(66.7-100.0) |
(66.7-100.0) |
(58.3-100.0) |
| Cognitive functioning |
89.4 |
94.4 |
0.344 |
79.2 |
86.5 |
0.132 |
| (50.0-100.0) |
(83.3-100.0) |
(16.7-100.0) |
(66.7-100.0) |
| Social functioning |
89.4 |
93.1 |
0.558 |
80.2 |
88.5 |
0.851 |
| (67.0-100.0) |
(67.0-100.0) |
(17.0-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
| Symptoms. problems in total |
12.2 |
6 |
0.047 |
20.7 |
18.7 |
0.285 |
| (3.7-25.9) |
(0.0-16.7) |
(1.2-53.2) |
(0.0-50.6) |
| Fatigue |
18.7 |
17.6 |
0.859 |
36.3 |
28.5 |
0.086 |
| (0.0-33.0) |
(0.0-33.0) |
(0.0-78.0) |
(0.0-89.0) |
| Nausea and vomiting |
7.6 |
0 |
0.075 |
15.7 |
9.4 |
0.498 |
| (0.0-33.3) |
(0.0-83.3) |
(0.0-16.7) |
| Pain |
16.7 |
2.8 |
0.009 |
29.4 |
20.8 |
0.819 |
| (0.0-33.0) |
(0.0-17.0) |
(0.0-83.0) |
(0.0-67.0) |
| Dyspnea |
12.1 |
11.1 |
0.879 |
19.6 |
15.6 |
0.203 |
| (0.0-33.0) |
(0.0-33.0) |
(0.0-67.0) |
(0.0-67.0) |
| Insomnia |
27.3 |
8.3 |
0.018 |
27.5 |
37.8 |
0.084 |
| (0.0-66.7) |
(0.0-33.3) |
(0.0-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
| Appetite loss |
0 |
0 |
NA |
12.5 |
6.3 |
0.077 |
| (0.0-67.0) |
(0.0-33.0) |
| Constipation |
9.1 |
0 |
0.164 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
0.528 |
| (0.0-67.0) |
(0.0-67.0) |
(0.0-33.0) |
| Diarrhea |
12.1 |
13.9 |
0.8 |
13.3 |
29.2 |
0.378 |
| (0.0-33.3) |
(0.0-33.3) |
(0.0-66.7) |
(0.0-100.0) |
| Financial difficulties |
6.1 |
0 |
0.143 |
18.8 |
16.7 |
0.542 |
| (0.0-33.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
(0.0-100.0) |
