Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (n = 70).
| mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42.5 | 13.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 65.4 | 11.2 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.5 | 4.6 |
| Disease duration (years) | 13.5 | 10.0 |
| SLEDAI (0–105) | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Systemic Damage Index for SLE (0–46) | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Current corticoicorteroids intake (yes, %) | 45 | 64.3 |
| Daily corticorteroids dose (mg/day) | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| Cumulative corticorteroids exposure (last 3 years) mg | 2827.3 | 2704.1 |
| Hydroxychloroquine intake (yes, %) | 62 | 88.6 |
| Daily hydroxychloroquine dose (mg/day) | 196.5 | 117.2 |
| Immunosuppressants (current intake) (yes, %) | 33 | 47.9 |
| Immunosuppressants (previous intake) (yes, %) | 30 | 42.9 |
| Organ involvement (yes, %) | ||
| Joint involvement | 50 | 71.4 |
| Neurological involvement | 6 | 8.6 |
| Lung involvement | 1 | 1.4 |
| BDI-II total score (0–63) | 11.8 | 9.0 |
| MFI general fatigue (0–20) | 13.4 | 4.2 |
| Physical fitness tests | ||
| Flexibility | ||
| Back scratch dominant (cm) | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| Back scratch no dominant (cm) | -2.5 | 10.9 |
| Back scratch mean (cm) | -0.3 | 9.6 |
| Muscle strength | ||
| Hand-grip strength dominant (cm) | 24.1 | 5.5 |
| Hand-grip strength no dominant (cm) | 23.7 | 5.2 |
| Hand-grip strength mean (cm) | 23.9 | 5.2 |
| 30-sec chair stand test (repetitions) | 15.0 | 3.2 |
| Cardiorespiratory fitness(n = 49) | ||
| 6-min walk test (m) | 570.8 | 71.8 |
| Criterion-referenced fitness standards (women aged 60–64) † | ||
| Lower body strength (yes, %) | 43 | 60.6 |
| Cardiorespiratory fitness (yes, %) | 25 | 50.7 |
| Health-related quality of life (SF-36) (0–100) | ||
| Physical functioning | 75.9 | 21.0 |
| Physical role | 66.5 | 24.7 |
| Bodily pain | 55.4 | 24.2 |
| General health | 42.2 | 19.8 |
| Vitality | 52.0 | 22.7 |
| Social functioning | 75.2 | 23.5 |
| Role emotional | 81.4 | 24.5 |
| Mental health | 65.3 | 18.6 |
| SF-36 physical component summary | 42.6 | 9.0 |
| SF-36 mental component summary | 46.7 | 10.6 |
BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory second edition; BMI: Body Mass Index; MFI: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory; SF-36: 36-item Short-Form Health Survey; SD: standard deviation; SLEDAI: systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index
† Criterion-referenced fitness standards proposed by Rikli and Jones (2013) for women aged 60–64: lower body strength assessed by the 30-sec chair stand test = 15 repetitions; cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by the 6-min walk test = 571.5 meters.