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. 2018 Mar 5;13(3):e0193728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193728

Table 4. Demographic, quality of life and SLE related features according to physical activity.

Parameter Class Mean (SE) Model I p>t Mean (SE) Model II p>t Mean (SE) Model III p>t
Age, years WHO inactive 47.8 (1.8) 0.68
WHO active 46.6 (2.3)
Disease Duration, years WHO inactive 10.1 (0.9) 0.68
WHO active 9.5 (1.1)
Actual SELENA-SLEDAI WHO inactive 5.25 (0.67) 0.06 5.67 (1.22) 0.04
WHO active 3.30 (0.82) 3.54 (1.12)
Number of flares, last year WHO inactive 0.57 (0.12) 0.13 0.57 (0.12) 0.14
WHO active 0.28 (0.15) 0.28 (0.15)
Actual SDI WHO inactive 0.64 (0.11) 0.29 0.26 (0.10) 0.36
WHO active 0.45 (0.13) 0.48 (0.12)
Cumulative exposure to GC, years WHO inactive 7.7 (0.9) 0.69 7.7 (0.4) 0.61
WHO active 8.2 (1.1) 8.1 (0.5)
Cumulative exposure to hd GC, years WHO inactive 3.8 (0.8) 0.99 3.7 (0.7) 0.65
WHO active 3.8 (0.9) 4.1 (0.8)
Cumulative exposure to antimalarial, years WHO inactive 4.0 (0.6) 0.01 3.9 (0.5) 0.003
WHO active 6.4 (0.7) 6.5 (0.6)
BDI score WHO inactive 12.8 (1.22) 0.12 12.6 (1.1) 0.12 12.0 (1.01) 0.44
WHO active 9.7 (1.50) 9.7 (1.5) 10.80 (1.23)
HAM-H score WHO inactive 15.92 (1.35) 0.05 15.9 (1.3) 0.05 15.33 (1.24) 0.19
WHO active 11.79 (1.62) 11.8 (1.5) 12.79 (1.49)
Facit-Fatigue WHO inactive 31.46 (1.43) 0.071 31.54 (1.38) 0.07
WHO active 35.59 (1.76) 35.47 (1.69)
PSQI score WHO inactive 7.78 (0.59) 0.13 7.75 (0.58) 0.14
WHO active 6.33 (0.73) 6.38 (0.71)
SF-36 MCS WHO inactive 48.6 (3.0) 0.11 48.7 (3.0) 0.13 51.1 (2.80) 0.53
WHO active 56.1 (3.7) 55.9 (3.6) 53.8 (3.38)
SF-36 PCS WHO inactive 43.6 (2.8) 0.011 43.7 (2.7) 0.014 45.5 (2.8) 0.09
WHO active 54.9 (3.4) 54.7 (3.3) 53.2 (3.4)

The models compares the least square mean values in patients physically inactive according to WHO (patients who did not met WHO recommendations) versus patients who met WHO recommendations. The least square means were estimated using Linear Mixed Models. Model I: an adjusted. Model II: adjusted for age and disease duration. Model III: adjusted for age, disease duration, education level and TAS score. Abbreviations: SE, standard error. MeS+, patients with MeS. MeS-, patients without MeS. GC, glucocorticoids. hd GC, high doses of glucocorticoids (daily dose ≥ 7.5 mg of prednisone or equivalents). MCS, mental component summary. PCS, physical component summary.