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. 2014 Dec 22;3(4):e65. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3349

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of participants with lupus.



n (%)a or mean (SD)
Disease duration (y), mean (SD)
10.2 (9.5)
Disease activityb , mean (SD)
4.4 (2.8)
Global assessment (n=634), n (%)

Poor 58 (9.1)

Fair 208 (32.8)

Good 236 (37.2)

Very good 113 (17.8)

Excellent 19 (3.0)
PHQ-2 score (n=612), mean (SD) 1.9 (1.8)

Screened positive for depressionc , n (%)
172 (28.1)
PSS-4 score (n=610), mean (SD) 6.9 (3.1)

Screened positive for moderate to severe stressd , n (%)



291 (47.7)

aTo adjust for missing values, percentages were calculated using non-missing values

bDisease activity was scored on a 10-point visual analog scale (0=no activity; 10=most activity)

cPHQ-2 score ≥3 indicates depression

dScores in 4th and 5th quintiles on PSS-4 indicate moderate and high stress, respectively; PHQ-2: Patient Health Questionnaire-2; PSS-4: Perceived Stress Scale-4 (PSS-4)