Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants in the Black Women’s Experiences Living With Lupus Study (n = 427), 2015–2017

Variable	No.	%	Mean (SD)
SLE organ damage (BILD score)
0	68	15.93
1	95	22.25
2	78	18.27
≥3	186	43.56
SLE activity (SLAQ score)			15.11 (7.94)
Racial discrimination: situations
0	83	19.44
1–2	86	20.14
3–4	87	20.37
≥5	171	40.05
Racial discrimination: frequency
0	83	19.44
0.01–1.00	189	44.26
1.01–2.00	102	23.89
≥2.01	53	12.41
Age, years			46.71 (12.28)
Years since diagnosis			15.88 (10.32)
Relationship status
Married or marriage-like	194	45.43
Romantic relationship	26	6.09
Divorced/separated or widowed	94	22.01
Single, never married	113	26.46
Education
Less than high school	36	8.43
High school	77	18.03
Some college	194	45.43
Bachelor’s degree or higher	120	28.10
Income-to-poverty ratio			2.00 (1.68)
≤100% poverty income	134	31.38
Work status
Full-time	122	28.57
Half-time	54	12.65
Out of labor force	21	4.92
Unable to work	230	53.86
Insurance status
Private	153	35.83
Public	226	52.93
None	48	11.24
Body mass indexa			30.91 (8.11)
Exercise			2.06 (1.71)
Smoking status
No	365	85.48
Yes	62	14.52
Steroids
No	192	44.96
Yes	235	55.04
Hydroxychloroquine
No	114	26.70
Yes	313	73.30
Immunosuppressants
No	239	55.97
Yes	189	44.03

Abbreviations: BILD, Brief Index of Lupus Damage; SD, standard deviation; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SLAQ, Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire.

^a Weight (kg)/height (m)².