Table 1: Characteristics of the respondents.

Variable Diagnosed Illness p-value
Systemic Lupus erythematosus
(N=405)
Rheumatoid arthritis
(N=107)
Female - 396 (97.8) 93 (86.9) <0.001*
Age Group - - - <0.001*
- 12-21 26 (6.4) 0 (0.0) -
- 22-30 116 (28.6) 16 (15.0) -
- 31-40 132 (32.6) 24 (22.4) -
- 41-49 87 (21.5) 26 (24.3) -
- 50 + 44 (10.9) 41 (38.3) -
Education - - - 0.323
- Secondary education or less 43 (10.6) 15 (14.0) -
- College education or more 362 (89.4) 92 (86.0) -
Location - - - 0.177
- NCR 167 (41.2) 53 (49.5) -
- Luzon 172 (42.5) 42 (39.3) -
- Visayas 47 (11.6) 6 (5.6) -
- Mindanao 15 (3.7) 6 (5.6) -
- Overseas 4 (1.0) 0 (0.0) -
Household Size - - - 0.253
- 1-2 persons 52 (12.8) 18 (16.8) -
- 3-5 persons 241 (59.5) 67 (62.6) -
- 6 persons or more 112 (27.7) 22 (20.6) -
Marital Status - - - 0.007*
- Single 202 (49.9) 35 (32.7) -
- Married 182 (44.9) 64 (59.8) -
- Divorced/separated 14 (3.5) 3 (2.8) -
- Widowed 7 (1.7) 5 (4.7) -
Employed - 193 (47.7) 54 (50.5) 0.605
Health Care Professional - 35 (8.6) 10 (9.3) -
Prescribed hydroxychloroquine - 366 (90.4) 54 (50.5) <0.001*
- Medications available as usual 121 (33.1) 11 (20.4) -
- Medications unavailable 245 (66.9) 43 (79.6) -
Prescribed methotrexate - 49 (12.1) 71 (66.4) <0.001*
- Medications available as usual 12 (24.5) 30 (42.3) -
- Medications unavailable 37 (75.5) 41 (57.7) -
With at least one comorbidity - 244 (60.2) 71 (66.4) 0.248
With at least one symptom - 313 (77.3) 98 (91.6) 0.001*