- Baseline demographics, clinical features, and disease characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 23 (9.0) |
| Female | 246 (91.0) |
| Age in years, mean±SD | 34.01±11.01 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 116 (43.0) |
| Married | 125 (47.0) |
| Divorced | 25 (9.0) |
| Widowed | 3 (1.0) |
| Educational level | |
| Illiterate | 11 (4.0) |
| Below secondary school | 33 (12.0) |
| Secondary school/diploma | 112 (42.0) |
| University/postgraduate | 113 (42.0) |
| Job status | |
| Unemployed | 150 (56.0) |
| Student | 47 (18.0) |
| Employee | 61 (23.0) |
| Business | 6 (2.0) |
| Retired | 5 (2.0) |
| Average family income (SR/month) | |
| <5000 | 199 (74.0) |
| 5000-10000 | 38 (14.0) |
| 10001-15000 | 21 (8.0) |
| >15000 | 11 (4.0) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoke | 246 (92.0) |
| Current smoker | 17 (6.0) |
| Ex-smoker | 6 (2.0) |
| Body mass index | |
| Underweight | 29 (11.0) |
| Normal | 90 (33.0) |
| Overweight | 74 (28.0) |
| Obese | 76 (29.0) |
| Duration in years (n=260) | |
| <5 | 91 (35.0) |
| 5-10 | 99 (38.0) |
| >10 | 70 (27.0) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |
| ≤18 | 72 (27.0) |
| 19-29 | 104 (39.0) |
| 30-39 | 58 (22.0) |
| ≥40 | 31 (12.0) |
| SLE manifestations at time of diagnosis | |
| Hair falling | 221 (82.0) |
| Oral/nasal ulcers | 147 (55.0) |
| Joint pain | 246 (91.0) |
| Skin rash | 163 (61.0) |
| Renal trouble | 92 (34.0) |
| Difficult breathing | 137 (51.0) |
| Chest pain | 137 (51.0) |
| Epilepsy | 20 (7.0) |
| Memory/concentration weakness | 118 (35.0) |
| Leukopenia | 146 (54.0) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 110 (41.0) |
| Albuminuria | 110 (41.0) |
| Venous/arterial thrombosis | 24 (9.0) |
| Number of medications | |
| ≤3 | 96 (36.0) |
| 4-6 | 109 (41.0) |
| >6 | 64 (24.0) |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).
SD: standard deviation, SR: Saudi Riyals, SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus