Table 2. Clinical manifestations among patients with LN and patients with SLE without LN post-index.
LN: lupus nephritis; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus.
| Clinical manifestations, n (%) | LN (N=2310) | SLE without LN (N=2310) | p-value |
| Hematologic disorders | 1143 (49.5) | 666 (28.8) | <0.001 |
| Anemia | 788 (34.1) | 369 (16.0) | <0.001 |
| Thrombophilia | 244 (10.6) | 143 (6.2) | <0.001 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 246 (10.7) | 119 (5.2) | <0.001 |
| Neutropenia/leukopenia | 188 (8.1) | 109 (4.7) | <0.001 |
| Lymph node enlargement | 117 (5.1) | 79 (3.4) | 0.004 |
| Lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly | 44 (1.9) | 21 (0.9) | 0.004 |
| Arthralgia | 1103 (47.8) | 1240 (53.7) | <0.001 |
| Ophthalmologic disorders | 523 (22.6) | 558 (24.2) | 0.219 |
| Fever | 363 (15.7) | 203 (8.8) | <0.001 |
| Rash | 222 (9.6) | 245 (10.6) | 0.256 |
| Raynaud's phenomenon | 175 (7.6) | 190 (8.2) | 0.422 |
| Mouth ulcers | 36 (1.6) | 42 (1.8) | 0.486 |