Table 3.
Disease status and quality of life in the anxious and depressed subgroups.
| Variables | SAS | SDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <50 | ≥50 | P | <53 | ≥53 | P | |
| Agea | 32.3 ± 10.3 | 35.2 ± 9.6 | 0.32 | 32.4 ± 10.6 | 34.0 ± 9.4 | 0.51 |
| Sexb | ||||||
| Male | 6 (9.5) | 1 (6.3) | 0.68 | 7 (13.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.05 |
| Female | 57 (90.5) | 15 (92.7) | 46 (86.8) | 26 (100.0) | ||
| BMI | 21.2 ± 2.7 | 21.1 ± 2.9 | 0.93 | 21.1 ± 2.8 | 21.4 ± 2.6 | 0.61 |
| Marital statusb | ||||||
| Single | 15 (23.8) | 1 (6.3) | 0.25 | 14 (26.4) | 2 (7.7) | 0.11 |
| Married | 48 (76.2) | 15 (93.7) | 38 (73.6) | 24 (92.3) | ||
| Educationb | ||||||
| <9 years | 29 (46.0) | 14 (87.5) | 0.003 | 23 (43.4) | 20 (76.9) | 0.005 |
| ≥9 years | 34 (54.0) | 2 (12.5) | 30 (56.6) | 6 (23.1) | ||
| Work statusb | ||||||
| Working | 15 (23.8) | 0 (0) | 0.03 | 13 (24.5) | 2 (7.7) | 0.07 |
| Unemployed | 48 (76.2) | 16 (100.0) | 40 (75.5) | 24 (92.3) | ||
| Income/personb | ||||||
| ≤2000 yuan | 36 (57.1) | 14 (87.5) | 0.02 | 28 (52.8) | 22 (84.6) | 0.006 |
| >2000 yuan | 27 (42.9) | 2 (12.5) | 25 (47.2) | 4 (15.4) | ||
| Menstrual historyb | ||||||
| Normal | 39 (68.4) | 9 (60.0) | 0.54 | 36 (79.2) | 12 (46.2) | 0.006 |
| Abnormal | 18 (31.6) | 6 (40.0) | 10 (20.8) | 14 (53.8) | ||
| Years since diagnosis of SLEb | ||||||
| <1 | 11 (17.5) | 2 (12.5) | 0.85 | 10 (18.9) | 3 (11.5) | 0.63 |
| 1–5 | 31 (49.2) | 9 (56.3) | 27 (50.9) | 13 (50.0) | ||
| >5 | 21 (33.3) | 5 (31.2) | 16 (30.2) | 10 (38.5) | ||
| SLEDAIa | 10.4 ± 7.3 | 17.1 ± 14.7 | 0.01 | 10.3 ± 7.7 | 14.8 ± 12.1 | 0.046 |
| Domains of SF-36 | ||||||
| PCSa | 256.7 ± 60.7 | 158.1 ± 51.7 | <0.0001 | 264.0 ± 58.6 | 181.1 ± 61.5 | <0.0001 |
| MCSa | 282.8 ± 67.0 | 161.7 ± 60.1 | <0.0001 | 295.1 ± 56.9 | 183.3 ± 72.9 | <0.0001 |
| PFa | 86.8 ± 14.1 | 61.3 ± 28.8 | <0.0001 | 88.9 ± 12.2 | 66.9 ± 26.1 | <0.0001 |
| RPa | 52.4 ± 42.5 | 4.7 ± 13.6 | 0.0001 | 57.1 ± 43.1 | 13.5 ± 23.7 | <0.0001 |
| BPa | 63.8 ± 26.8 | 54.0 ± 20.0 | 0.18 | 63.6 ± 26.6 | 58.2 ± 24.4 | 0.38 |
| GHa | 53.6 ± 14.0 | 38.1 ± 13.3 | 0.0001 | 54.4 ± 12.6 | 42.5 ± 16.8 | 0.0007 |
| VTa | 66.6 ± 16.1 | 48.1 ± 19.5 | 0.0002 | 68.8 ± 15.0 | 50.8 ± 18.7 | <0.0001 |
| SFa | 86.7 ± 29.3 | 64.1 ± 34.4 | 0.01 | 91.7 ± 26.8 | 62.5 ± 31.6 | 0.0001 |
| REa | 67.2 ± 38.1 | 0 ± 0 | <0.0001 | 71.7 ± 36.0 | 16.7 ± 33.0 | <0.0001 |
| MHa | 62.3 ± 15.1 | 49.5 ± 19.4 | 0.006 | 62.9 ± 13.9 | 53.4 ± 20.3 | 0.017 |
aMean ± SD. bNumber (percentage).
SAS: revised Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS: revised Self-Rating Depression Scale; PCS: physical components summary; MCS: mental components summary; PF: physical functioning; RP: role limitations due to physical problems; RE: role limitations due to emotional problems; SF: social functioning; MH: mental health; VT: energy/vitality; BP: body pain; GH: general health perception.