Sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis patients and impact of disease activity

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 1 Socio-demographic data of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and control group

Variables	RA patients n = 30 (%)	Control group n = 30 (%)	P value*
Age (years)
Mean ± SD (range)	50.00 ± 9.37 (30–65)	49.37 ± 8.99 (33–65)	0.790*
Gender
▪ Male	3 (10.0%)	5 (16.6%)	0.448**
▪ Female	27 (90.0%)	25 (83.33%)	0.448**
Smoking
▪ Smoker	1 (3.3%)	2 (6.7%)	0.725**
▪ Passive smoker	8 (26.7%)	6 (20.0%)
▪ Non-smoker	21 (70.0%)	22 (73.3%)
Marital status
▪ Married	24 (80.0%)	22 (73.3%)	0.542**
▪ Single/widow	6 (20.0%)	8 (26.7%)	0.542**
Anthropometric measures
▪ Body mass index (kg/m²)	28.26 ± 4.46	28.717 ± 4.04	0.777*

Data expressed as mean ± SD (range) or frequency (%)
^*Independent sample t test compares the mean difference between groups
^**Chi-square test compares proportions between groups. The P value was significant if < 0.05. RA rheumatoid arthritis