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Table 4 The severity of impacts by dimensions and overall HAQ-DI scores between all groups

From: Impact of periodontitis on quality of life among subjects with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study

Disability categories

HAQ-DI Scores

Severity: (mean ± SD)

p valuea

RA-PD (n = 29)

RA (n = 58)

PD (n = 43)

HC (n = 57)

Dressing and grooming

0.48 ± 0.57zy

0.64 ± 0.85xw

0.12 ± 0.39zx

0.04 ± 0.19yw

< 0.01*

Arising

048 ± 0.51zy

0.69 ± 0.80xw

0.09 ± 0.29zx

0.07 ± 0.26yw

< 0.01*

Eating

0.59 ± 0.63zy

1.02 ± 1.03xw

0.12 ± 0.32zx

0.04 ± 0.19yw

< 0.01*

Walking

0.48 ± 0.57zy

0.83 ± 0.92xw

0.09 ± 0.29zx

0.09 ± 0.29yw

< 0.01*

Hygiene

0.38 ± 0.62z

0.72 ± 0.85yx

0.02 ± 0.15zy

0.11 ± 0.31x

< 0.01*

Reach

0.69 ± 0.76zy

0.98 ± 1.16xw

0.16 ± 0.53zx

0.11 ± 0.31yw

< 0.01*

Grip

0.62 ± 0.68zy

0.98 ± 1.64xw

0.05 ± 0.21zx

0.11 ± 0.31yw

< 0.01*

Daily activities

0.62 ± 0.78zy

0.95 ± 1.08xw

0.09 ± 0.29zx

0.09 ± 0.29yw

< 0.01*

HAQ-DI

0.54 ± 0.49zy

0.85 ± 0.83xw

0.09 ± 0.15zx

0.08 ± 0.19yw

< 0.01*

  1. HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; RA, subjects with rheumatoid arthritis only; PD, subjects with periodontitis only; RA-PD, subjects with RA and PD; HC, healthy controls
  2. *Statistically significant difference between 2 or more groups at p < 0.05; w, x, y, z: Statistically significant difference between 2 groups at p < 0.05 (Dunnet T3)
  3. aKruskal-Wallis Test