Research Article

Silent Burdens in Disease: Fatigue and Depression in SLE

Table 4

Anthropometric characterization, health-related behaviors, and sleep quality.

Total 
SLE (1) 
Depression (2) 
Controls (3) 
Post hoc analysis

BMI (kg/m2)a24.9 (5.5)24.8 (4.1)25.7 (7.8)24.3 (4.0)0.466c
BMI categoriesb
 Underweight7 (4.7)1 (2.0)3 (6.7)3 (5.7)0.701d
 Normal range85 ( 57.4)31 (62.0)24 (53.3)30 (56.6)
 Preobesity32 (21.6)13 (26.0)8 (17.8)11 (20.8)
 Obesity18 (12.2)5 (10.0)8 (17.8)5 (9.4)
 Missing6 (4.1)0 (0.0)2 (4.4)4 (7.5)
Smoking habitsb
 Smokers34 (23.0)10 (20.0)18 (40.0)6 (11.3)0.003d
 Nonsmokers114 (77.0)40 (80.0)27 (60.0)47 (88.7)
Alcohol consumptionb
 Yes13 (8.8)3 (6.0)2 (4.4)8 (15.1)0.124d
 No135 (91.2)47 (94.0)43 (95.6)45 (84.9)
Physical activityb
 Yes63 (42.6)18 (36.0)18 (40.0)27 (50.9)0.283d
 No85 (57.4)32 (64.0)27 (60.0)26 (49.1)

Sleep
 PSQI global scorea10.3 (3.8)10.9 (4.0)11.3 (3.7)9.0 (3.4)0.007c2,
 Quality of sleepb
  Good sleepers16 (10.8)3 (6.0)3 (6.7)10 (18.9)0.140d
  Poor sleepers126 (85.1)46 (92.0)39 (86.7)41 (77.4)
  Missing6 (4.1)1 (2.0)3 (6.7)2 (3.8)

Mean (standard deviation), b (%), cANOVA, dChi-square test; BMI: body mass index.