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. 2022 Jan 4;6:2. doi: 10.1186/s41927-021-00232-0

Table 3.

Risk factors associated with HRQoL in patients with inactive and SLE

Disease activity β p value Exp (β) (95% confidence interval)
Inactivea
Physical health
 Age − 0.096 0.014 0.909 (0.842–0.981)
Pain
 Disease duration* − 1.508 0.046 0.221 (0.050–0.976)
Intimate relationships
 Age − 0.073 0.037 0.930 (0.868–0.996)
 Years of education 1.064 0.020 2.899 (1.182–7.109)
Emotional health
 Age − 0.075 0.032 0.928 (0.867–0.994)
Fatigue
 Age − 0.109 0.008 0.896 (0.826–0.972)
 Current employment status, employed 2.244 0.013 9.429 (1.605–55.395)
Activeb
Physical health
 SLE flare-ups in the previous six months, yes − 3.549 0.024 0.029 (0.001–0.622)
Planning
 Age − 0.081 0.043 0.922 (0.853–0.997)
Intimate relationships
 Age − 0.182 0.012 0.834 (0.724–0.961)

aInactive SLE was defined by a SLEDAI < 4

bActive SLE was defined by a SLEDAI ≥ 4

*The log10-value of the duration of the disease is modeled