Research Article
Social Support and Self-Reported Stress Levels in a Predominantly African American Sample of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Table 2
Social support characteristics of SLE cases in the Buffalo Lupus Project and Breakfast with a Buddy Biomarkers of Lupus Study (
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| | Social support parameters | Total (41) | Low stress (28) | High stress (13) | value |
| | Having support system, (%) | 40 (97.6) | 27 (96.4) | 13 (100) | 1 | | Family | 38 (92.7) | 25 (89.3) | 13 (100) | 0.5390 | | Spouse | 23 (56.1) | 12 (42.9) | 11 (84.6) | 0.0181 | | Children | 35 (85.4) | 23 (82.1) | 12 (92.3) | 0.6448 | | Siblings | 29 (70.7) | 19 (67.9) | 10 (76.9) | 0.7186 | | Other family members | 30 (73.2) | 20 (71.4) | 10 (76.9) | 1 | | Coworkers | 16 (39.0) | 13 (46.4) | 3 (23.1) | 0.1874 | | Friends | 35 (85.4) | 23 (82.1) | 12 (92.3) | 0.6448 | | Spiritual leader | 31 (75.6) | 19 (67.9) | 12 (92.3) | 0.1286 | | Support group | 9 (22.0) | 5 (17.9) | 4 (30.8) | 0.4288 | | Living with someone considered close friend and/or relative, (%) | 25 (61.0) | 17 (60.7) | 8 (61.5) | 1 | | Belonging to clubs/organizations, (%) | 30 (73.2) | 19 (67.9) | 11 (84.6) | 0.4507 |
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: total number of participants, : number of participants in each cell, %: percent, and SD: standard deviation.
indicates statistical significance.
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