LupusQoL domains before and after each visit as a function of the presence or absence of flares
| No flare | Mild-moderate flares | Severe flares | P value | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| At the index visit | ||||
| Physical health | 68.0 (23.2) | 64.1 (23.3) | 63.5 (25.6) | 0.192 |
| Pain | 70.7 (25.3) | 67.3 (27.7) | 58.3 (30.7) | 0.058 |
| Planning | 71.0 (27.3) | 70.0 (26.5) | 65.3 (28.5) | 0.638 |
| Intimate relationship | 59.4 (34.5) | 53.1 (34.0) | 68.8 (30.8) | 0.265 |
| Burden to others | 55.1 (31.1) | 55.5 (30.9) | 55.6 (31.3) | 0.990 |
| Emotional health | 65.8 (25.9) | 66.4 (24.9) | 50.8 (30.4) | 0.032 |
| Body image | 61.6 (31.9) | 62.0 (27.9) | 54.7 (35.9) | 0.691 |
| Fatigue | 63.2 (26.0) | 64.6 (25.5) | 54.2 (27.4) | 0.287 |
| At the subsequent visit | ||||
| Physical health | 68.3 (23.0) | 67.7 (22.4) | 57.0 (25.5) | 0.133 |
| Pain | 71.8 (24.5) | 67.1 (27.6) | 50.5 (30.7) | 0.001 |
| Planning | 72.3 (26.1) | 68.6 (27.4) | 57.4 (28.5) | 0.032 |
| Intimate relationship | 60.2 (34.1) | 55.0 (33.7) | 61.3 (37.5) | 0.517 |
| Burden to others | 56.2 (31.1) | 53.2 (31.4) | 45.1 (36.1) | 0.247 |
| Emotional health | 66.3 (25.8) | 69.2 (25.7) | 45.3 (27.0) | 0.002 |
| Body image | 61.1 (32.2) | 64.1 (31.1) | 47.0 (30.9) | 0.157 |
| Fatigue | 64.0 (25.5) | 63.6 (25.7) | 50.7 (25.9) | 0.103 |
LupusQoL, Lupus Quality of Life.