Mean scores and standard deviations of each SF-36 dimension in the group of pregnant and non-pregnant patients and in pregnant healthy controls
| Physical functioning | Role physical | Pain | General health | Vitality | Social function | Role emotional | Mental health | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | ||
| AS, ankylosing spondylitis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SF-36, short form 36 item general health questionnaire; w, weeks. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | |||||||||||||||||
| Prepregnancy | 4 | 78 (24) | 4 | 69 (47) | 4 | 75 (25) | 4 | 74 (16) | 4 | 64 (17) | 4 | 91 (12) | 4 | 100 (0) | 4 | 78 (5) | |
| 1st trimester | 9 | 79 (23) | 9 | 78 (38) | 9 | 67 (36) | 9 | 66 (18) | 9 | 51 (20) | 9 | 79 (27) | 8 | 100 (0) | 9 | 78 (17) | |
| 2nd trimester | 8 | 81 (27) | 7 | 79 (39) | 8 | 74 (21) | 8 | 67 (16) | 8 | 63 (20) | 8 | 94 (12) | 6 | 100 (0) | 8 | 82 (11) | |
| 3rd trimester | 8 | 63 (39) | 8 | 53 (51) | 8 | 71 (37) | 8 | 64 (21) | 8 | 58 (18) | 8 | 80 (30) | 8 | 96 (12) | 8 | 79 (21) | |
| 6 w postpartum | 9 | 81 (23) | 9 | 75 (43) | 9 | 68 (30) | 9 | 63 (18) | 9 | 56 (19) | 9 | 81 (27) | 9 | 96 (11) | 9 | 77 (17) | |
| 12 w postpartum | 9 | 75 (31) | 0 | 61 (47) | 9 | 58 (36) | 9 | 62 (26) | 9 | 57 (27) | 9 | 85 (22) | 9 | 81 (38) | 9 | 78 (13) | |
| 24 w postpartum | 8 | 73 (31) | 8 | 63 (46) | 8 | 62 (33) | 7 | 54 (28) | 8 | 59 (25) | 8 | 80 (24) | 8 | 79 (40) | 8 | 77 (17) | |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | |||||||||||||||||
| Prepregnancy | 5 | 69 (26) | 4 | 44 (52) | 5 | 42 (29) | 5 | 52 (18) | 5 | 45 (23) | 5 | 63 (31) | 5 | 73 (44) | 5 | 64 (23) | |
| 1st trimester | 8 | 75 (32) | 7 | 64 (41) | 8 | 40 (28) | 8 | 68 (24) | 8 | 36 (20) | 8 | 70 (34) | 8 | 75 (39) | 8 | 72 (31) | |
| 2nd trimester | 9 | 62 (26) | 8 | 59 (44) | 9 | 45 (31) | 9 | 60 (25) | 9 | 40 (24) | 9 | 68 (32) | 9 | 63 (48) | 9 | 69 (22) | |
| 3rd trimester | 8 | 55 (32) | 7 | 36 (45) | 8 | 52 (34) | 8 | 60 (31) | 8 | 44 (26) | 8 | 69 (34) | 8 | 71 (45) | 8 | 68 (30) | |
| 6 w postpartum | 11 | 71 (27) | 10 | 65 (39) | 11 | 48 (25) | 11 | 62 (23) | 11 | 51 (28) | 11 | 82 (32) | 11 | 73 (47) | 11 | 67 (26) | |
| 12 w postpartum | 10 | 69 (29) | 9 | 67 (47) | 10 | 53 (29) | 10 | 58 (28) | 10 | 56 (30) | 10 | 83 (37) | 10 | 77 (42) | 10 | 71 (29) | |
| 24 w postpartum | 10 | 73 (29) | 9 | 64 (49) | 10 | 53 (23) | 10 | 62 (24) | 10 | 58 (25) | 10 | 81 (24) | 10 | 83 (36) | 10 | 73 (26) | |
| Healthy pregnant women | |||||||||||||||||
| Prepregnancy | 2 | 100 (0) | 2 | 100 (0) | 2 | 100 (0) | 2 | 100 (0) | 2 | 80 (7) | 2 | 100 (0) | 2 | 100 (0) | 2 | 84 (17) | |
| 1st trimester | 21 | 92 (8) | 19 | 90 (21) | 21 | 92 (18) | 21 | 86 (13) | 21 | 59 (18) | 21 | 94 (13) | 20 | 93 (23) | 21 | 79 (9) | |
| 2nd trimester | 25 | 85 (9) | 24 | 83 (25) | 25 | 91 (15) | 24 | 87 (15) | 25 | 62 (14) | 25 | 92 (13) | 24 | 86 (28) | 25 | 80 (12) | |
| 3rd trimester | 26 | 71 (14) | 23 | 64 (31) | 24 | 83 (22) | 24 | 87 (13) | 24 | 56 (13) | 24 | 88 (18) | 24 | 89 (25) | 24 | 77 (15) | |
| 6 w postpartum | 28 | 94 (8) | 26 | 71 (37) | 27 | 82 (24) | 27 | 85 (17) | 27 | 55 (18) | 27 | 90 (17) | 27 | 80 (34) | 27 | 81 (13) | |
| 12 w postpartum | 28 | 98 (3) | 26 | 94 (18) | 27 | 94 (24) | 26 | 91 (11) | 27 | 66 (18) | 27 | 94 (16) | 27 | 91 (27) | 27 | 81 (15) | |
| 24 w postpartum | 26 | 99 (2) | 23 | 96 (12) | 24 | 99 (5) | 23 | 94 (8) | 24 | 69 (15) | 24 | 95 (15) | 25 | 95 (16) | 24 | 84 (13) | |
| RA non-pregnant | 40 | 75 (26) | 40 | 67 (41) | 40 | 56 (28) | 40 | 61 (25) | 40 | 59 (26) | 40 | 77 (30) | 40 | 74 (41) | 40 | 73 (24) | |
| AS non-pregnant | 16 | 70 (26) | 16 | 66 (36) | 16 | 47 (21) | 16 | 55 (28) | 16 | 47 (32) | 16 | 78 (27) | 16 | 71 (42) | 16 | 69 (26) | |