| |
SLE patients
|
Healthy controls
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
n
|
103
|
114
|
-
|
|
Age, years
|
44.9 ± 14.1
|
47.4 ± 13.5
|
0.182
|
|
BMI, Kg/m2
|
26.6 ± 4.9
|
26.8 ± 4.9
|
0.689
|
|
Current smokers, n (%)
|
14 (15.6%)
|
23 (22.1%)
|
0.246
|
|
Alcohol intake, n (%)
|
4 (3.9%)
|
4 (3.6%)
|
0.602
|
|
Postmenopausal, n (%)
|
44 (49.4%)
|
57 (53.3%)
|
0.593
|
|
Arterial hypertension, n (%)
|
52 (50.5%)
|
47 (42.7%)
|
0.257
|
|
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)
|
66 (64.1%)
|
66 (60.6%)
|
0.596
|
|
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)
|
5 (4.9%)
|
8 (7.2%)
|
0.472
|
- Values represent mean ± standard deviation or frequencies of the individuals that presented the characteristic. Differences were assessed using T-test for continuous variables or χ2 or Fisher's exact test for proportions.
- BMI, body mass index; SLE, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
