Table 1 Demographic characteristics in SLE patients and health controls
From: Fatigue have impact on the sexual problems in Chinese females with systemic lupus erythematosus
Variables | SLE patients (n = 128) | Health controls (n = 121) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 43.65 ± 7.13 | 43.59 ± 6.57 | 0.944 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.12 ± 4.15 | 23.06 ± 3.35 | 0.902 |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.784 |
 Single/divorced/widowed | 31 (24.2) | 28 (23.1) |  |
 Married | 97 (75.8) | 93 (76.9) |  |
Having child (yes) | 92 (71.8) | 88 (72.7) | 0.787 |
Education | Â | Â | 0.992 |
 Primary and below | 25 (19.5) | 23 (19.0) |  |
 Secondary | 30 (23.4) | 29 (24.0) |  |
 Graduate and above | 73 (57.1) | 69 (57.0) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | 0.379 |
 Unemployed | 64 (50.0) | 71 (57.8) |  |
 Employed | 64 (50.0) | 50 (42.2) |  |
Income/person/month | Â | Â | 0.678 |
 ≤ 3000 Yuan | 2 (1.6) | 2 (1.7) |  |
 1000–3000 yuan | 28 (21.9) | 24 (19.8) |  |
 3000–5000 yuan | 35 (27.3) | 33 (27.3) |  |
 ≥ 5000 yuan | 63 (49.2) | 62 (51.2) |  |
Health insurance (yes) | 109 (85.2) | 102 (84.3) | 0.756 |
Religious beliefs (yes) | 17 (13.3) | 11 (9.1) | 0.262 |
Residence | Â | Â | 0.145 |
 Urban | 114 (89.1) | 100 (82.6) |  |
 Rural | 14 (10.9) | 21 (17.4) |  |