Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine Body Constitution and Health-Related Quality of Life in Female Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (N = 317).
Variable
n
(%)
Age interval (years)
20–29
39
(12.3)
30–39
85
(26.8)
40–49
77
(24.3)
50–59
65
(20.5)
≥60
51
(16.1)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Normal (≥18.5 and <24.0)
167
(52.7)
Underweight (<18.5)
45
(14.2)
Overweight (≥24 and <27)
60
(18.9)
Obese (≥27)
45
(14.2)
Educational level
Junior high school or below
57
(18.0)
Senior high school or college
142
(44.8)
University or above
118
(37.2)
Marital status
Single
106
(33.4)
Being married, widowed, divorced
211
(66.6)
Change job due to SLE
No
223
(70.3)
Yes
94
(29.7)
Employment status
Unemployed
117
(36.9)
Employed
200
(63.1)
Self-perceived health status
Good or very good
83
(26.2)
Average
183
(57.7)
Poor or very poor
51
(16.1)
Disease duration (years)
≤9
108
(34.1)
10–15
98
(30.9)
≥16
111
(35.0)
Alcohol use
No
248
(78.2)
Yes
69
(21.8)
Smoking
No
296
(93.4)
Yes
21
(6.6)
Regular exercise (at least several times a week)
No
169
(53.3)
Yes
148
(46.7)
Sleep duration (hours)
≤5
63
(19.9)
6–7
195
(61.5)
≥8
59
(18.6)
SLEDAI-2K, mean (SD)
5.44
(7.10)
Domain of LupusQoL
Physical health
81.1
(20.1)
Emotional health
83.3
(19.4)
Body image
82.5
(26.7)
Pain
80.0
(26.7)
Planning
80.8
(23.6)
Fatigue
71.5
(29.8)
Intimate relationships
74.0
(33.0)
Burden to others
72.3
(23.6)
SD: standard deviation; SLEDAI-2K: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000.
