Table 2A.

Raw and PSD-adjusted scores for all patients diagnosed with RA or fibromyalgia.

VariablesUnadjusted PSDDifferences
RA, n = 12,037, Mean (SD) or %FM, n = 1602, Mean (SD) or %Unadjusted DifferenceUnadjusted ES/ORAdjusted Difference
Figure 2
  Pain, 0–103.8 (2.8)5.6 (2.6)−1.57−0.62−0.03
  Global, 0–103.7 (2.6)5.1 (2.4)−1.27−0.54−0.18
  HAQ, 0–31.0 (7.7)1.1 (0.6)−0.060.130.21
  QoL, 100–0*64.8 (21.0)58.2 (20.3)−6.25−0.31−0.43
Figure 3
  WPI, 0–195.7 (5.5)9.9 (5.7)−3.86−0.75−0.04
  SSS, 0–124.2 (2.9)6.6 (2.9)−2.060.82−0.27
  Symptoms, 0–368.3 (6.4)13.4 (6.7)−4.630.80−0.98
  Joint count, 0–188.2 (5.6)9.9 (5.5)−1.350.301.63
Figure 4
  Opioids28.144.314.480.51Δ−1.57
  Pregabalin3.516.8−11.96−0.19Δ−4.58
  Prednisone28.84.5−23.186.83Δ24.30
  Smoking11.215.0−3.01−0.76Δ1.40
Other variables
  BMI28.9 (7.2)31.0 (7.7)−1.790.28−0.92
  Income, US$53,693 (31,261)48,940 (30,689)5497−0.15173
  PCS, 100–0*37.2 (11.3)32.8 (9.4)3.89−0.38−0.52
  MCS, 100–0*48.2 (11.9)41.9 (12.6)5.41−0.521.18
  College37.936.82.201.10Δ0.76