Quality of life differences between African Americans and Hispanic Americans with multiple sclerosis

Table 4 Average SF-36 between 2 EDSS groups

Outcome	EDSS ≤ 3	EDSS > 5.5	EDSS > 5.5
SF-36 PCS^a	43.56	33.21	33.21
SF-36 HT^b	1.56	2.80	< 0.05

Abbreviations: SF-36 36-item short form generic health status questionnaire, EDSS Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale, PCS physical components summary scale, HT health transition item
^aHigher scores indicate better physical health
^bSF-36 HT scale: 1, much better, 2, somewhat better, 3, same, 4, somewhat worse, 5, much worse
Captured in bold is P = < 0.05

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