Variable | FiRST < 5 N = 41 | FiRST > = 5 N = 20 | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 42.2 (15.4) | 37.8 (14.8) | 0.288 |
Age at SLE diagnosis | 28.6 (12.5) | 28.8 (11.6) | 0.959 |
Married | 28 (68.3) | 13 (65.0) | 0.797 |
Unemployed | 21 (51.2) | 8 (40.0) | 0.410 |
White collar | 9 (22.0) | 6 (30.0) | 0.351 |
BMI | 27.1 (5.7) | 26.0 (3.8) | 0.471 |
PHQ-9 ≥ 10 | 8 (19.5) | 14 (70.0) | 0.001 |
GAD-7 ≥ 10 | 6 (14.6) | 12 (60.0) | < 0.001 |
MSPSS | 68.1 (12.0) | 67.5 (12.2) | 0.851 |
SLEDAI | 8.2 (8.1) | 6.9 (10.9) | 0.663 |
SF-12 | Â | Â | Â |
 MCS-12 | 52.1 (3.6) | 51.6 (3.1) | 0.622 |
 PCS-12 | 44.9 (8.7) | 34.9 (8.5) | < 0.001 |
 Constitutional symptoms | 28 (68.3) | 12 (60.0) | 0.902 |
Organ involvement | Â | Â | Â |
 Kidney | 17 (41.5) | 2 (10.0) | 0.017 |
 Eye | 4 (9.8) | 6 (30.0) | 0.039 |
 Heart | 25 (61.0) | 10 (50.0) | 0.696 |
 Mucocutaneous | 35 (85.4)) | 16 (80.0) | 0.510 |
 Joints | 36 (87.8) | 16 (80.0) | 0.906 |
 Hematological | 37 (90.2) | 14 (70.0) | 0.188 |
 Vascular | 23 (56.1) | 15 (75.0) | 0.108 |
 Gastrointestinal | 1 (2.4) | 2 (10.0) | 0.216 |
 Pulmonary | 14 (34.1) | 5 (25.0) | 0.727 |
 Neuropsychiatry | 5 (12.2) | 4 (20.0) | 0.282 |
 Osteoporosis | 6 (14.6) | 3 (15.0) | 0.571 |
 Osteopenia | 11 (26.8) | 6 (30.0) | 0.559 |
Treatment | Â | Â | Â |
 Glucocorticoids | 29 (70.7) | 16 (80.0) | 0.328 |
 Mycophenolate | 6 (14.6) | 18 (90.0) | 0.297 |
 Hydroxychloroquine | 31 (75.6) | 18 (90.0) | 0.163 |
 Tacrolimus | 5 (12.2) | 2 (10.0) | 0.584 |
 Azathioprine | 13 (31.7) | 7 (35.0) | 0.797 |
 Methotrexate | 4 (9.8) | 1 (5.0) | 0.466 |
 Leflunomide | 0 (0) | 1 (5.0) | 0.328 |
 Cyclosporine | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0.672 |
Laboratory results | Â | Â | Â |
 ESR | 37.0 (26.9) | 33.2 (23.9) | 0.611 |
 CRP | 7.2 (12.3) | 5.2 (5.3) | 0.512 |
 Creatinine | 0.84 (0.37) | 0.79 (0.46) | 0.609 |
 Lymphocytes | 1.8 (9.8) | 1.7 (0.71) | 0.654 |
 Neutrophils | 3.9 (2.0) | 3.1 (1.3) | 0.148 |
 Platelets | 281.9 (92.2) | 249.8 (77.7) | 0.203 |
 Hemoglobin | 11.8 (1.4) | 11.9 (1.6) | 0.917 |
 NLR | 2.5 (2.7) | 2.8 (2.1) | 0.663 |
 PLR | 121.3 (18.9) | 84.2 (19.8) | 0.447 |
 Ds-DNA | 18 (43.9) | 7 (35.0) | 0.473 |
 Low C3 | 10 (24.4) | 5 (25.0) | 0.511 |
 Low C4 | 5 (12.2) | 2 (10.0) | 0.639 |