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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 3 Correlation of headache severity and impact with selected disease related variables in the headache group

From: Headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: characteristics, brain MRI patterns, and impact

Variable

Severity score (VAS)

Impact score (HIT-6)

r

P

r

P

Age

0.156

0.403

0.263

0.15

Disease duration

0.10

0.59

0.195

0.29

SLEDAI-2K

0.418

0.019*

0.705

< 0.001*

SDI

0.284

0.12

0.405

0.024*

VAS

–

–

0.481

0.006*

HIT-6

0.481

0.006*

–

–

  1. VAS Visual analog scale, HIT-6 the six-item headache impact test, SLEDAI-2K Systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index, SDI Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology (SLICC/ACR) Damage Index, *P ≤ 0.05 significant
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