Table 1.

Subject charactersitics

	N (%) or mean ± SD or median (Q1–Q3)	Reference data from controls or standard ranges
SLE patients, n = 51
Female	47 (92%)	39 (76%); p=0.06
Age (years)	48.8 ± 14.3	44.9 ± 11.1; p=0.12
Disease duration (months)	50 (24.5–148)
Members of SLEx registry	31 (61%)
NPSLE	4 (8%)
BMI (kg/m2)	29 (6.5)	20–25 normal, 25–30 overweight, 30–35 obese, 35+ clinically obese
Current smoker	6 (12%)
Hypertension	9 (18%)	≥140/90 mm Hg
Fatigue (score)	5.0 ± 1.7	2.3 ± 0.7; p<0.0001
Anxiety (score)	6 (3–12)	0–7 non-case, 8–10 borderline, 11+ case
Depression (score)	8 (6–12)	As anxiety
Current steroids	18 (35%)
MoCA (score) (n=50)	26 (24–28)	0–30. Normal ≥26
ACER (score) (n=50)	91 (87–94)	0–100. Normal ≥88
MMSE (score) (n=50)	28 (27–30)	0–30. Normal ≥27
NART (score) (n=50)	34 (27–39)	40 (34–42); p=0.0008

ACER = Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination – Revised, BMI = body mass index, MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination, NART = National Adult Reading Test