Body Image Disturbances Have Impact on the Sexual Problems in Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

Table 1

Demographic and psychological and disease characteristics in SLE patients and controls.

Variables	SLE patients; ()	Control subjects; ()
Female gender^a	142 (91.2)	176 (89.8)	0.75
Age, years^b	32.9 ± 10.2	35.0 ± 11.4	0.19
SAS (≥50)^a	32 (20.51)	14 (7.1)	<0.01
SDS (≥53)^a	52 (33.33)	28 (14.3)	0.003
SLEDAI	11.8 ± 9.5
Marital status^b
Single	30 (19.23)	56 (18.6)	0.20
Married	126 (80.76)	140 (71.4)
Education^b
<9 years	86 (55.12)	76 (49.0)	0.46
≥9 years	70 (44.87)	100 (51.0)
Work status^b
Working	30 (19.23)	44 (22.5)	0.58
Unemployed	126 (80.77)	152 (77.5)
Income/person^b
≤2000 yuan	100 (64.10)	118 (60.2)	0.68
>2000 yuan	56 (35.90)	78 (39.8)
Menstrual history^b
Normal	95 (66.90)	102 (58.0)	0.25
Abnormal	47 (33.10)	74 (42.0)

 ^aMean ± SD; ^bnumber (percentage). SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; SAS: revised Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS: revised Self-Rating Depression Scale; SLEDAI: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index.