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Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of participants in the three SLE trials

From: Psychometric properties of FACIT-Fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: a pooled analysis of three phase 3 randomised, double-blind, parallel-group controlled studies (BLISS-SC, BLISS-52, BLISS-76)

Parameter

BLISS-SC

(n = 836)

BLISS-52

(n = 865)

BLISS-76

(n = 819)

Pooled population

(N = 2520)

Age, years, mean (SD)

38.6 (12.3)

35.5 (11.1)

40.2 (11.5)

38.1 (11.8)

Female, n (%)

789 (94.4)

821 (94.9)

764 (93.3)

2374 (94.2)

Race, n (%)

White

502 (60.0)

229 (26.5)

569 (69.5)

1300 (51.6)

Other

334 (40.0)

636 (73.5)

250 (30.5)

1220 (48.4)

FACIT-Fatigue Total Score, mean (SD)

32.0 (11.9)

33.5 (10.2)

26.6 (12.4)

30.7 (11.9)

  1. FACIT Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy, SD Standard deviation, SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus