Table 2 Results of focus group discussion identifying which comorbidities are important to young people
Comorbidity | Number of participants identifying each comorbidity as important to them in focus groups (total participants) | Total number of Young People (%) choosing each comorbidity as important across the groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Generation R (9) | Your Rheum (7) | Lupus UK (2) | ||
Mental health/Depression/ Anxiety | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 (94) |
Overweight/Obesity | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 (50) |
Heart disease/Cardiovascular risk | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 (39) |
Stroke | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 (28) |
Diabetes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (11) |
Liver disease | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (11) |
Infertility | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (11) |
Infection/Covid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) |
Hypertension | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (6) |
Uveitis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) |
Lung involvement | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) |