Table 1.
Parameter | MPO-DNA Complex (+), n = 30, n (%) |
MPO-DNA Complex (-), n = 47, n (%) |
χ2; p OR and 95% CI |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Lupus nephritis | yes | 20 (67) | 17 (36) | 6.82; 0.009 3.53 [1.35–9.26] |
no | 10 (33) | 30 (64) | ||
Positive antibodies to dsDNA | yes | 26 (87) | 30 (64) | 4.82; 0.036 3.68 [1.09–12.34] |
no | 4 (13) | 17 (36) | ||
Hypocomplementemia | yes | 23 (77) | 22 (47) | 6.72; 0.01 3.73 [1.34–10.37] |
no | 7 (23) | 25 (53) | ||
High SLE activity | yes | 13 (43) | 9 (19) | 5.25; 0.037 3.23 [1.16–8.99] |
no | 17 (57) | 38 (81) |
Note: MPO-DNA complex, myeloperoxidase–deoxyribonucleic acid complex; χ2, agreement criterion; p, probability; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; anti-dsDNA, anti-double-stranded DNA; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.