- Comparison of the mean score of overall quality of life based on demographics, clinical characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus patients and systemic lupus erythematosus related damage (results of univariate analysis).
Variables | Mean±SD | P-values |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 57.56±12.37 | 0.951* |
Female | 57.72±11.96 | |
Age in years | r= -0.053 | 0.384‡ |
Marital status | ||
Single | 58.44±12.60 | 0.518** |
Married | 57.70±11.15 | |
Divorced | 54.90±13.50 | |
Widowed | 52.93±5.31 | |
Educational level | ||
Illiterate | 58.69±10.42 | 0.850** |
Below secondary school | 56.41±13.74 | |
Secondary school/diploma | 57.40±11.36 | |
University/postgraduate | 58.29±12.27 | |
Job status | ||
Unemployed | 57.93±11.70 | 0.975** |
Student | 57.68±13.57 | |
Employee | 56.99±12.06 | |
Retired | 60.22±6.06 | |
Average family income (SR/month) | ||
<5000 | 57.28±12.00 | 0.068** |
5000-10000 | 62.08±11.70 | |
10001-15000 | 56.04±11.85 | |
>15000 | 53.48±10.06 | |
Smoking status | ||
Never smoke | 58.19±11.87 | 0.084** |
Current smoker | 51.73±12.28 | |
Ex-smoker | 54.98±12.43 | |
Body mass index | ||
Underweight | 61.22±12.74 | 0.139** |
Normal | 56.99±12.21 | |
Overweight | 59.06±11.37 | |
Obese | 55.90±11.76 | |
Disease duration (years) | ||
<5 | 59.16±12.18 | 0.142** |
5-10 | 55.90±11.77 | |
>10 | 58.53±11.94 | |
Number of medications | ||
≤3 | 56.68±11.53 | 0.561** |
4-6 | 58.41±12.33 | |
>6 | 58.15±12.17 | |
Overall SLE damage in the last 6 months (no/yes) | 58.35±11.76/56.30±12.37 | 0.192* |
Ocular (no/yes) | 57.69±12.25/57.79±10.59 | 0.959* |
Neuropsychiatric (no/yes) | 57.97±12.15/56.50±11.18 | 0.437* |
Cardiovascular (no/yes) | 57.74±11.96/57.03±12.65 | 0.835* |
Pulmonary (no/yes) | 62.08±10.64/57.34±12.03 | 0.081* |
Renal (no/yes) | 58.47±13.15/57.62±11.86 | 0.723* |
Gastrointestinal (no/yes) | 58.71±9.90/57.68±12.04 | 0.823* |
Peripheral vascular diseases (no/yes) | 57.70±12.21/57.74±10.71 | 0.985* |
Skin (no/yes) | 59.37±11.79/57.24±12.01 | 0.227* |
Musculoskeletal (no/yes) | 58.36±13.24/57.57±11.72 | 0.685* |
Diabetes mellitus (no/yes) | 57.77±12.02/56.70±11.57 | 0.730* |
Malignancy (no/yes) | 67.65±7.48/57.63±11.98 | 0.239* |
Premature gonadal failure (no/yes) | 59.19±12.92/57.40±11.78 | 0.357* |