Variables | SLE (n = 121) | HCs (n = 65) | P Value |
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Age, (years) | 33.88 (±11.77) | 36.69 (±13.88) | 0.150 |
Females, n (%) | 106 (87.60%) | 50 (76.92%) | 0.093 |
Education, (years) | 11.95 (±3.05) | 13.28 (±4.58) | < 0.05* |
SLEDAI | 10 (0–47) | NA | / |
- Data are expressed as median (minimum - maximum, number (percentage), or mean ± standard deviation (SD) values. P values are based on independent sample t-test and Chi-square test for normally distributed variables. *P < 0.05, vs. HCs. The Graph Pad Prism 7.0 and SPSS Statistics 16.0 software were used for statistical analysis