Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Muscle strength, not muscle mass, determines the health-related quality of life in Indonesian women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Main finding · Mean SarQoL total score by muscle strengthResult — go to the resultMean difference 9.50 95% CI 2.10–5.33Authors' conclusion
There was a lower total SarQoL score in individuals with low muscle strength but not with low muscle mass.
Study context
- Population
- Indonesian women with SLEwomen with SLE
- Participants
- 145 women
- Exposure
- Normal vs low muscle strength, and normal vs low muscle mass
- Outcome
- SarQoL total score (health-related quality of life)
Methodological detailsconsecutive recruitment
- Consecutive recruitment
Main finding
Mean SarQoL total score by muscle strength
Mean difference
9.50
95% CI 2.10–5.33
P < 0.001
By group
Normal muscle strength
74.36
mean
Low muscle strength
64.85
mean
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mean
| Outcome | Normal muscle mass | Low muscle mass | Mean difference (CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean SarQoL total score by muscle massNormal muscle massvs Low muscle mass | 71.07 | 70.79 | 0.28 (−5.18 to 5.74) | P = 0.91 | |
| −10−50510Difference (linear scale) |
Factors independently associated with low mean Sarcopenia-related Quality of Life (SarQoL) total score (age-adjusted)
- Moderate-severe joint pain, B
- −9.280; p<0.001
- Low muscle strength, B
- −6.979; p=0.001
- Minimally adjusted with age
Original publication
Muscle strength, not muscle mass, determines the health-related quality of life in Indonesian women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus Sci Med. Published 2 November 2023. doi:10.
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