Table 3.

Results from linear regression analysis using LV wall thickness as a response variable and LN activity score, serum urea, age, and IFI202b expression as predictors (n = 34).

	Regression coefficient	Std. error	T	p-value
Intercept	440.729	251.366	1.753	0.090
LN activity score (0–24)	−5.517	16.910	−0.326	0.747
Serum urea (mg/dl)	0.625	0.285	2.194	0.036 (*)
Age (weeks)	5.721	4.073	1.405	0.171
Card. IFI202b expression (ΔΔCT-value)	61.164	16.213	3.773	0.001 (**)

LV, left ventricular; LN, lupus nephritis; Std. error, standard error; T, t-value.

Significant p-values are highlighted in bold.

^*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.