The Factors Associated to Severity Level in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at Indonesia Lupus Foundation

Background and objectives: Systemic lupus erythematosis is a chronic inflammatory disease because of an immune system error that causes the immune system to attack the body's own tissues and organs. Seveity of systemic lupus erythematosis is divided into 3 levels, there is mild, moderate and severe, which is seen based on the severity - the symptoms that appear. Several causes of inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosis patients was eaten foods high in saturated fat, depression, and sleep quality. The aimed of this study is to analyze the correlation between saturated fatty acid intake, depression, and sleep quality with severity level of women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosis patients in Indonesia Lupus Foundation. Methods: This study is a quantitative study using a cross-sectional design. The sample is women aged 15-45 years as many as 40 patients. The sampling technique in this study used purposive sampling. The data used are primary data taken using the Mex–Sledai Questionnaire, Semi Quantitavtive - Food Frequency Questionnaire, Beck's Depression Inventory, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Analysis of the correlation was done by using the chi square test. Results: The results showed that 57.5% of the samples had severe conditions. Moreover, 78.2% of them had a high intake of saturated fat, 52.1% had moderate depression, and 95.6% had poor sleep quality. There is a relationship between saturated fat intake (p=0.039), depression (p=0.006), and sleep quality (p=0.000) with the severity level of the patient. Conclusions: There was a significant correlation (p