Table 2 Changes from baseline to week 48 in the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) domain scores and health transition item
BaselineWeek 48Change95% CI
Domain scores (norm-based)
Physical functioning*28.76 (1.24)27.72 (1.48)–1.04 (1.37)–3.79 to 1.71
Role, physical*27.47 (2.15)26.19 (1.89)–1.28 (2.25)–5.81 to 3.25
Pain43.00 (1.55)41.92 (1.74)–1.08 (1.60)–4.29 to 2.14
General health perception*33.89 (1.24)32.42 (1.24)–1.47 (1.35)–4.19 to 1.25
Vitality*40.63 (1.41)40.15 (1.47)–0.49 (1.32)–3.15 to 2.17
Social functioning39.67 (1.81)38.51 (2.13)–1.16 (2.26)–5.70 to 3.38
Role, emotional†32.73 (3.03)30.65 (3.10)–2.07 (3.65)–9.43 to 5.29
Mental health*45.11 (1.65)42.94 (1.98)–2.17 (1.63)–5.45 to 1.11
Health transition item3.81 (0.15)2.98 (0.18)–0.83 (0.22)–1.27 to –0.39
Health transition item (n)
1: Much better34
2: Somewhat better217
3: About the same69
4: Somewhat worse2610
5: Much worse107
  • Values are mean (SEM). Four patients were discontinued because of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) worsening/death and were assigned the worst value observed over the analysis set at week 48, as per protocol. The health transition item is reporting comparison to 1 year before. A decrease (negative change) in a domain score corresponds to deterioration.

  • n = 47, *n = 46, †n = 45.