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Table 3 Pearson correlation analyses of quality of life, multiple sclerosis functional composite, and Sloan low contrast letter acuity

From: Relations of low contrast visual acuity, quality of life and multiple sclerosis functional composite: a cross-sectional analysis

   

TWT-z

9HPT-z

PASAT-z

MSFC3

SLCLA 2.5% z

SLCLA 1.25% z

MSFC4 (SLCLA 2.5%)

MSFC4 (SLCLA 1.25%)

SF36

PCS

r

0.369

0.324

-0.004

0.324

0.197

0.177

0.328

0.329

p

0.001

0.004

0.97

0.004

0.078

0.114

0.003

0.003

MCS

r

0.093

-0.015

-0.103

-0.013

-0.032

-0.016

-0.021

-0.016

p

0.415

0.893

0.361

0.913

0.775

0.887

0.855

0.891

NEIVFQ39

Total

r

0.043

0.215

0.055

0.145

0.178

0.123

0.182

0.164

p

0.693

0.044

0.608

0.177

0.093

0.248

0.092

0.129

General health

r

0.211

0.207

-0.007

0.197

0.082

0.072

0.191

0.194

p

0.05

0.053

0.95

0.065

0.441

0.5

0.076

0.072

General vision

r

0.021

0.159

-0.081

0.049

0.279

0.274

0.149

0.149

p

0.85

0.139

0.45

0.647

0.008

0.009

0.168

0.168

Eye pain

r

-0.09

-0.047

0.107

0.001

0.042

0.019

0.02

0.014

p

0.409

0.661

0.315

0.992

0.698

0.859

0.851

0.899

Near activities

r

0.177

0.259

0.046

0.213

0.348

0.317

0.302

0.295

p

0.101

0.015

0.664

0.046

0.001

0.002

0.004

0.006

Distant activities

r

-0.015

0.124

-0.13

-0.014

0.105

0.084

0.027

0.019

p

0.89

0.249

0.222

0.899

0.324

0.429

0.802

0.859

Social functioning

r

-0.021

0.116

-0.087

-0.002

0.122

0.092

0.042

0.031

p

0.846

0.28

0.413

0.988

0.252

0.387

0.696

0.774

Mental health

r

-0.031

0.158

-0.039

0.049

-0.082

-0.125

0.009

-0.007

p

0.779

0.143

0.713

0.653

0.443

0.242

0.931

0.946

Role difficulties

r

0.091

0.239

0.199

0.264

0.032

-0.014

0.229

0.219

p

0.402

0.025

0.06

0.013

0.766

0.893

0.033

0.042

Dependen-cy

r

0.043

0.129

-0.021

0.075

-0.048

-0.074

0.042

0.034

p

0.692

0.23

0.846

0.486

0.653

0.489

0.697

0.757

Driving

r

0.289

0.175

0.078

0.128

0.229

0.2

0.185

0.169

p

0.015

0.144

0.513

0.289

0.053

0.092

0.125

0.163

Color

r

0.019

0.066

0.006

0.048

0.062

0.022

0.065

0.05

p

0.865

0.55

0.957

0.665

0.569

0.842

0.557

0.654

Peripheral vision

r

0.142

0.095

0.134

0.172

0.151

0.099

0.203

0.187

p

0.199

0.391

0.217

0.117

0.165

0.366

0.065

0.09

  1. Abbreviations: SF36 Short Form 36 quality of life questionnaire, NEIVFQ National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire, TWT timed walk test, 9-HPT 9-hole peg test, PASAT paced auditory serial addition test (3 sec. version), SLCLA Sloan low contrast letter acuity, MSFC3 three-dimensional (conventional) multiple sclerosis functional composite, MSFC4 four-dimensional multiple sclerosis functional composite including Sloan low contrast letter acuity, r Pearson correlation coefficient, p P-value, PCS physical health composite score, MCS mental health composite score.
  2. Data depicted in bold reflect statistically significant data (p < 0.05).