Table 5

Influence of damage state on the Physical Component Summary Score (PCS) of the SF-36 in SLE patients

VariablesCoefficientSEp ValueMeanLower CIUpper CI
Intercept43.550.34
Damage 043.5542.8844.22
Damage 1−2.640.69<0.00140.9139.6542.16
Damage 2−2.860.960.00340.6938.9142.46
Damage 3−5.941.21<0.00137.6135.3339.89
Damage 4−6.351.84<0.00137.2033.6640.74
Damage 5+−8.111.69<0.00135.4432.1938.69
  • SF-36, Medical Outcomes Survey Short-Form 36; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.