STAT4 gene polymorphism in two major autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis and juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus) and its relation to disease severity

Table 1 Demographic data of all of the studied groups

Variable		Patients (group 1)	Patients (group 2)	Controls
Variable		MS patients No = 40	JO-JSLE patients No = 40	No = 40
Age/years		29.29 ± 8.47	21.09 ± 3.67	25.19 ± 12.57
Gender	Females	34(85%)	37(91.5%)	33(82.5%)
Gender	Males	6(15%)	3(8.5%)	7(17.5%)
Disease duration/years		6.1 ± 4.54	8.1 ± 1.54	–

Quantitative parametric data are represented in mean (±SD), and numerical data are represented in numbers and percentages
MS multiple sclerosis, JO-JSLE juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus