Table 1.

Socio-economic and -demographic characteristics, behavioural and psychosocial features of Hispanic lupus patients residing in the USA and Mexico at last visit^a

Variable	USA, n = 94	Mexico, n = 70	P-value*
Gender, female, %	94	91
Age at diagnosis, mean ± s.d., years	32.4 ± 11.7	25.8 ± 8.5	<0.001
Age at last visit, mean ± s.d., years	37.1 ± 12.8	29.1 ± 8.5	<0.0001
Education, mean ± s.d., years	10.9 ± 3.4	12.8 ± 3.4	0.0062
Married/living together, %	53	29
Has health insurance, %	45.5	8.7	<0.0001
Home ownership, %	51.2	48.8	0.0342
Exercising, %	37.7	43.6
Drinking, %	9	7
Smoking, %	12	17
Use of recreational drugs, %	4	1
SF-36 PCS, mean ± s.d.	36.8 ± 9.9	48 ± 8.7	<0.0001
SF-36 MCS, mean ± s.d.	40.2 ± 9.5	47.9 ± 9.4	<0.0001
ISEL, mean ± s.d.	7.5 ± 2	7.9 ± 1.3

^aUnless otherwise specified. *Only P-values ⩽0.10 are noted; all comparisons are adjusted for age at diagnosis or last visit, as appropriate.