Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of SLE patients
From: Psychometric properties of fatigue severity scale in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 38.5(10.9) |
Gender, n (%) | |
 Female | 197 (98.0) |
 Male | 4 (2.0) |
Level of education, n (%) | |
 Illiterate | 15 (7.5) |
 Elementary and junior high school | 79(39.3) |
 High school/vocational high school | 83(41.3) |
 University and college | 20(9.9) |
 Graduate school | 4(2.0) |
Residence, n (%) | |
 Rural area | 91(45.3) |
 Urban area | 110(54.7) |
Current work status, n (%) | |
 Retired | 5(2.5) |
 Unemployed | 82 (40.8) |
 Employed | 114(56.7) |
Average monthly household income, n (%) | |
 0~2000 RMB | 92(45.8) |
 2000~5000 RMB | 89(44.3) |
 5000~10,000 RMB | 12(6.0) |
  ≥ 10,000 RMB | 8(3.9) |
Medical insurance, n (%) | |
 Yes | 99(49.3) |
 No | 102(50.7) |
Whether having caregiver, n (%) | |
 Yes | 169(84.1) |
 No | 32(15.9) |
Disease duration, median (range), years | 6(0.08, 38) |
SLADAI score, median (range) | 4 (2, 45) |
Daily glucocorticoids dose, n (%) | |
  ≤ 7.5 mg | 77(38.3) |
 7.5~30 mg | 118(58.7) |
 30~100 mg | 6(3) |
Depression, n (%) | |
 No | 112(55.7) |
 Mild | 53(26.4) |
 Moderate | 31(15.4) |
 high | 5(2.5) |