Mean (SD) | |||||
This paper | Boyer et al10 | Kalkman et al11 | |||
SF-36 domains | IBM (n=60) | NMD (n=108) | FSHD (n=139) | MyoDys (n=322) | CMT 1 (n=137) |
Physical functioning | 24.21 (19.59) | 36 (33) | 45.2 (31.4)* | 48.4 (28.2)* | 53.1 (26.4)* |
Role-physical | 38.75 (41.02) | 58 (40)* | 47.9 (42) | 48.2 (39.7) | 48.9 (39) |
Bodily pain | 68.61 (27.17) | 63 (26) | 66.6 (23.8) | 75.4 (25.3) | 68.5 (25.5) |
General health | 57.69 (20.67) | 46 (20)* | 51.7 (21.6) | 40.5 (22.3)* | 52.5 (20.7) |
Vitality score | 47.06 (21.27) | 48 (21) | NA | NA | NA |
Social functioning | 66.04 (26.85) | 69 (25) | 71.6 (24.2) | 69.9 (24.3) | 67.5 (24.3) |
Role-emotional | 75.71 (37.05) | 65 (40) | 69.5 (41.6) | 73.9 (37.6) | 67.4 (41.6) |
Mental health | 78.34 (15.68) | 63 (19)* | 72.6 (17) | 72.7 (18) | 68.9 (19.2)* |
↵* Significant difference from IBM figure at p<0.01.
CMT 1, Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1; FSHD, facioscapulohumeral dystrophy; IBM, inclusion body myositis; NA, not available; NMD, various neuromuscular diseases; SF-36, Short-Form 36.