Table 3

Mean MDHAQ scores for physical function, pain, patient estimate of global status and RAPID3 composite scores in patients aged 55–70 with RA and OA at four clinical sites: Liverpool Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases and Ridley Park

Liverpool HospitalpRush University Medical CenterpNYU Hospital for Joint DiseasespRidley Parkp Value
RAOARAOARAOARAOA
N3531–6286–3683–4369–
Age62.5
(61.0–64.0)		62.1
(60.1–64.0)		0.72162.2
(61.1–63.3)		62.6
(61.7–63.4)		0.64862.2
(60.9–63.6)		63.2
(62.2–64.1)		0.26660.4
(59.2–61.6)		63.1
(62.1–64.2)		0.001
Disease duration11.1
(3.2–14.6)		6.0
(1.4–6.5)		0.01NANANANANANA10.3
(1.9–15.1)		6.3
(1.4–9.2)		0.03
Function2.4
(1.6–3.2)		3.7
(3.1–4.3)		0.0112.6
(2.1–3.1)		2.9
(2.4–3.3)		0.4022.2
(1.5–2.9)		2.2
(1.8–2.6)		0.8891.8
(1.2–2.3)		1.8
(1.4–2.2)		0.828
Pain4.9
(3.9–5.9)		7.2
(6.4–7.9)		<0.0015.0
(4.3–5.8)		6.4
(5.8–7.1)		0.0054.8
(3.6–5.9)		5.3
(4.8–5.9)		0.3163.2
(2.5–4.0)		4.8
(4.0–5.5)		0.005
PATGL4.2
(3.2–5.2)		5.8
(4.8–6.8)		0.0344.5
(3.8–5.3)		5.8
(5.2–6.5)		0.0084.5
(3.4–5.6)		4.3
(3.7–5.0)		0.8013
(2.2–3.8)		4.7
(4.1–5.3)		0.001
RAPID311.4
(8.8–14.0)		16.9
(14.8–19.0)		0.00211.9
(9.8–14.1)		15.4
(13.5–17.2)		0.01511.6
(8.8–14.4)		11.9
(10.4–13.3)		0.8448.0
(6.1–9.9)		11.2
(9.7–12.8)		0.009

  • Values are means and 95% CI, p values according to t-test.

  • MDHAQ, Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire; NA, not available; OA, osteoarthritis; PATGL, patient global estimate; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RAPID3, Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3.