Table 2.
Analysis of organizational religious affiliation (ORA) and non-organizational religious affiliation (NORA) among the group of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
| Parameters | ORA | p-Value | NORA | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 18–30 | 3.2 ± 1.5 | 0.023 | 4.1 ± 1.8 | 0.022 |
| 31–59 | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 4.9 ± 1.1 | ||
| ≥60 | 3.8 ± 1.9 | 4.6 ± 1.5 | ||
| Female | 4.2 ± 1.5 | 0.020 | 4.9 ± 1.1 | 0.019 |
| Male | 3.2 ± 1.9 | 4.3 ± 1.5 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 3.9 ± 1.7 | 0.489 | 4.6 ± 1.4 | 0.215 |
| Pardo | 4.2 ± 1.7 | 4.8 ± 1.3 | ||
| Black | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 5.2 ± 0.9 | ||
| Rent (number of minimum wages) | ||||
| ≤2 | 4.1 ± 1.8 | 0.329 | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 0.610 |
| 3–4 | 4.2 ± 1.5 | 5.0 ± 1.1 | ||
| 5–10 | 3.6 ± 1.8 | 4.5 ± 1.6 | ||
| 11–20 | 5.0 ± 1.4 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | ||
| Education (years) | ||||
| <9 | 3.7 ± 1.6 | 0.369 | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 0.534 |
| 10—12 | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 4.9 ± 1.0 | ||
| >12 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.6 ± 1.7 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 4.3 ± 1.7 | 0.007 | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 0.147 |
| Divorced | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 5.0 ± 0.7 | ||
| Single | 3.7 ± 1.6 | 4.6 ± 1.4 | ||
| Common-law marriage | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 4.0 ± 1.7 | ||
| Widower | 5.0 ± 1.2 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | ||
| Type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies | ||||
| Dermatomyositis | 3.8 ± 1.8 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | ||
| Polymyositis | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 5.1 ± 0.7 | ||
| Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 0.435 | 5.0 ± 1.4 | 0.179 |
| Antisynthetase syndrome | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 5.2 ± 0.8 | ||
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Arterial hypertension | ||||
| Yes | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 0.111 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 0.052 |
| No | 3.9 ± 1.7 | 4.6 ± 1.3 | ||
| Dyslipidemia | ||||
| Yes | 4.1 ± 1.7 | 0.860 | 4.8 ± 1.2 | 0.733 |
| No | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | ||||
| Yes | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 0.013 | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 0.342 |
| No | 3.9 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | ||
| Myocardial infarction | ||||
| Yes | 2.0 ± 1.7 | 0.029 | 3.6 ± 2.3 | 0.127 |
| No | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 1.2 | ||
| Arrhythmia | ||||
| Yes | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 0.217 | 5.2 ± 0.4 | 0.317 |
| No | 4.1 ± 1.7 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | ||
| Heart failure * | ||||
| Yes | 5.0 ± 0.0 | - | 6.0 ± 0·0 | - |
| No | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | ||
| Stroke * | - | |||
| Yes | 3.0 ± 0.0 | - | 5.0 ± 0·0 | - |
| No | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 1.3 | ||
| Pulmonary disease | ||||
| Yes | 4.4 ± 1.6 | 0.207 | 5.1 ± 1.2 | 0.219 |
| No | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | ||
| Mental health problem (score ≥ 4) | 4.0 ± 1.7 | 0.206 | 13.4 ± 2.5 | 0.108 |
| No Mental Health problem (score < 4) | 4.5 ± 1.8 | 0.276 | 14.1 ± 2.5 | 0.249 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. * The p-value could not be calculated, as there was only one individual in the group with the disease.