Table 1.
Participants’ demographic characteristics.
| Participants’ demographic characteristics | Mean±SD or N (%) | |
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| Age (Years) | 41.32±12.15 | |
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| Gender | Male | 17 (8.1) |
| Female | 192 (91.9) | |
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| Marital status | Single | 53 (27) |
| Married | 156 (74) | |
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| Educational level | Below diploma | 90 (43.1) |
| Diploma | 73 (34.9) | |
| University | 46 (22) | |
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| Cigarette smoking | Yes | 7 (3.3) |
| No | 202 (96.7) | |
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| Duration of cigarette smoking (Years) | 18±10.59 | |
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| Number of cigars smoked daily | 12.62±11.56 | |
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| Alcohol consumption | Yes | 3 (1.4) |
| No | 206 (98.6) | |
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| Duration of alcohol consumption (Years) | 14.6±13.61 | |
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| Positive family history of SLE | Yes | 13 (6.2) |
| No | 196 (93.8) | |
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| Duration of affliction by SLE(Month) | 137.8 ±111.4 | |
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| Body mass index | 25.69±4.64 | |
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| Body mass index | < 18.5 (Underweight) | 7 (3.3) |
| 18.5–24.9 (Normal weight) | 99 (47.4) | |
| 25.0–29.9 (Overweight) | 65 (31.1) | |
| 30.0–34.9 (Class I obesity) | 27 (12.9) | |
| 35.0–39.9 (Class II obesity) | 10 (4.8) | |
| ≥ 40 (Class III obesity) | 1 (0.5) | |