Table 2.
Characteristics of participant groups.
| Characteristic | Control (N = 41) |
SLE (N = 80) |
Difference between groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p-Value | |
| Age (years) | 49.8 ± 12.4 | 47.7 ± 13.5 | 1.0 |
| Diagnosis (years) | 7.7 ± 6.2 | ||
| Indoor hr portion | 0.81 ± 0.1 | 0.84 ± 0.13 | 0.97 |
| Body Mass Index score | 25.9 ± 4.8 | 27.4 ± 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Stress level (VAS) | 25.4 ± 22 | 50.1 ± 27.4 | 1.0 |
| Socio Economic Status (SES) | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.55 | 0.1 |
| SRF days (year) | 29.2 ± 8.9 | ||
| SRF number (year) | 6.8 ± 2.1 | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | p-Value | |
| Educational background | 0.43 | ||
| Socio economic status | 0.48 | ||
| Above average | 10(24.4) | 15(18.8) | |
| Average | 29(70.7) | 56(70.0) | |
| Below average | 2(4.9) | 9(11.3) | |
| Current smoker | 1(2.4) | 6(7.5) | 0.42 |
| Regular sun | 28(68.3) | 39(48.8) | 0.05 |
| Use sunscreen | 32(78) | 65(81.3) | 0.81 |