Table 3.
Associations between patient-reported satisfaction and NNSLE and LN cohort characteristics
| Characteristic | Patients with NNSLE
|
P-value | Patients with LN
|
P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfied n=75 | Not satisfied(best achieved)a n=17 | Not satisfied (could be better)b n=7 | Satisfied n=74 | Not satisfied(best achieved)a n=34 | Not satisfied (could be better)b n=5 | |||
| Mean (SD) age, years | 40.9 (14.8) | 44.6 (15.6) | 45.4 (15.7) | 0.524 | 38.7 (13.1) | 43.2 (12.7) | 25.6 (8.1) | 0.013 |
| Females, % | 94.7 | 100 | 85.7 | 0.339 | 87.7 | 94.1 | 20.0 | <0.001 |
| Mean (SD) time since diagnosis, years | 4.3 (4.4) | 7.1 (6.9) | 3.7 (6.1) | 0.114 | 5.7 (6.2) | 7.0 (7.7) | 4.3 (4.2) | 0.549 |
| Current physician-reportedlupus severity, % | 0.111 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Mild | 80.0 | 70.6 | 42.9 | 59.5 | 35.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Moderate | 16.0 | 29.4 | 57.1 | 36.5 | 35.3 | 40.0 | ||
| Severe | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 29.4 | 60.0 | ||
| Current patient-reported lupus severity, % | 0.004 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Mild | 73.3 | 41.2 | 28.6 | 63.5 | 30.3 | 20.0 | ||
| Moderate | 25.3 | 52.9 | 57.1 | 33.8 | 51.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Severe | 1.3 | 5.9 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 18.2 | 80.0 | ||
| Currently in physician-reported remission, % | 60.8 | 52.9 | 0 | 0.008 | 65.8 | 50.0 | 40.0 | 0.197 |
| Currently in disease flare, % | ||||||||
| Physician-reported | 10.7 | 5.9 | 42.9 | 0.031 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 40.0 | 0.144 |
| Patient-reported | 11.0 | 23.5 | 57.1 | 0.005 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 40.0 | 0.055 |
Notes:
a
Not satisfied, but I believe this is the best that can be realistically achieved,
b
Not satisfied, and I believe better control can be achieved. Bold indicates that the P-value is statistically significant.
Abbreviations: LN, lupus nephritis; NNSLE, non-nephritis systemic lupus erythematosus; SD, standard deviation.