Table 1 |
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SLE patients and healthy controls characteristics |
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SLE patients |
Healthy controls |
P-value |
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n |
103 |
114 |
- |
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Age, years |
44.9 ± 14.1 |
47.4 ± 13.5 |
0.182 |
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BMI, Kg/m2 |
26.6 ± 4.9 |
26.8 ± 4.9 |
0.689 |
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Current smokers, n (%) |
14 (15.6%) |
23 (22.1%) |
0.246 |
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Alcohol intake, n (%) |
4 (3.9%) |
4 (3.6%) |
0.602 |
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Postmenopausal, n (%) |
44 (49.4%) |
57 (53.3%) |
0.593 |
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Arterial hypertension, n (%) |
52 (50.5%) |
47 (42.7%) |
0.257 |
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Hyperlipidemia, n (%) |
66 (64.1%) |
66 (60.6%) |
0.596 |
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Diabetes mellitus, n (%) |
5 (4.9%) |
8 (7.2%) |
0.472 |
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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 |
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Carmona-Fernandes et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 13:R175 doi:10.1186/ar3500 |
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