Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 4 External validity of the Arabic version of MHISS

From: The reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis (MHISS) Questionnaire in Arabian systemic sclerosis patients

Correlation	Total MHISS
Correlation	r	p value
Age	0.167	0.316
Duration	0.528	0.001*
Mouth opening	-0.512	0.05*
Skin score (MRSS)	0.050	0.767
ILD	0.158	0.315
PAH	0.112	0.491
Kidney affection	0.125	0.467
HAQ-DI %	0.113	0.500
Xerostomia (VAS)	0.577	0.000*

MHISS Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis, MRSS modified Rodnan skin score, ILD interstitial lung disease, PAH pulmonary artery hypertension, HAQ-DI % Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index, r Spearman’s correlation, VAS visual analogue scale
*p value significant if ≤ 0.05

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