Difference in terms of marital status between SLE population and Quebec general population
| Sex | Age at SLE diagnosis | Married or living common law in SLE population, N (%) | Per cent difference between SLE and general population (%)* | 95% CI for the per cent difference between SLE and general population (%)† |
| Males | <18 | 0 (0) | –33 | –79 to 29 |
| 18–30 | 6 (55) | –9 | –43 to 28 | |
| 31–44 | 2 (33) | –33 | –67 to 19 | |
| ≥45 | 12 (92) | 15 | –14 to 43 | |
| All males | 20 (61) | –6 | –28 to 17 | |
| Females | <18 | 13 (33) | –28 | –46 to –6 |
| 18–30 | 80 (50) | –14 | –25 to –4 | |
| 31–44 | 63 (66) | 1 | –12 to 14 | |
| ≥45 | 26 (49) | –6 | –24 to 13 | |
| All females | 182 (52) | –10 | –18 to –3 | |
| All patients | 202 (53) | –9 | –16 to –2 | |
*A negative number represents a lower frequency of being married/common-law in SLE vs the general population.
†When the 95% CI includes the null value of zero, we cannot conclude whether a true difference exists between the SLE group vs the general population.
SLE, systemic lupus erythematous.