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Disease activity and damage are not associated with increased levels of fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from a multiethnic cohort: LXVII
Arthritis Care and Research , 09/01/09

Burgos PI et al. – The presence of pain, abnormal illness-related behaviors, helplessness, and constitutional manifestations were associated with increased levels of fatigue. However, SLE-specific measures, such as disease activity and damage, were not.

Methods

Patients with SLE (according to the American College of Rheumatology revised and updated criteria) age 16 years with a disease duration 5 years at entry into the cohort, and of Hispanic (Texan or Puerto Rican), African American, or Caucasian ethnicity were studied

Results

A total of 515 patients (91% female) contributed 2,609 visits to these analyses
Variables associated with increased levels of fatigue in the multivariable analyses were Caucasian ethnicity, the presence of constitutional symptoms (fever, weight loss), and higher levels of pain, abnormal illness-related behaviors, and helplessness

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