Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants and duration of disease in SLE and RA groups
SLE | RA | Controls | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.177c | |||
Female | 49 (98%) | 28 (96.60%) | 31 (96.9%) | |
Male | 1 (2%) | 1(3.4%) | 1 (3.1%) | |
Age (years) | 34 ± 7 | 37 ± 6 | 33 ± 6 | 0.029a |
Race | 0.564c | |||
White | 12(24%) | 4(14.3%) | 9(28.1%) | |
Non-white | 38 (76%) | 25(85.7%) | 23(71.9%) | |
Level of education (years) | 12.56 ± 2.24 | 13.16 ± 2.38 | 12.53 ± 2.02 | 0.404a |
Disease duration | 10.63 ± 6.72 | 8.22 ± 5.6 | 0.129a |