Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
| Variables | Controlsn=28 | Patientsn=38 | P value |
| Age, years (mean±SD) | 31.93±9.16 | 33.44±11.14 | 0.563* |
| Gender, female, n (%) | 28 (100) | 38 (100) | 1† |
| Weight, kg (mean±SD) | 60.31±13.56 | 60.97±13.44 | 0.6906* |
| BMI, kg/m2 (mean±SD) | 23.17±3.9 | 24.29±6.8 | 0.9248* |
| SLEDAI (mean±SD) | – | 6.9±4.8 | – |
| Haematuria, n (%) | – | 7 (18) | – |
| Proteinuria, n (%) | – | 7 (18) | – |
| Anti-DNA, n (%) | – | 15 (39) | – |
| Thrombocytopenia, n (%) | – | 2 (5.2) | – |
| Leucopenia, n (%) | – | 2 (5.2) | – |
| Hypocomplementaemia | |||
| C3, n=30, n (%) | – | 17 (44) | – |
| C4, n=28, n (%) | – | 9 (32) | – |
| Lupus nephritis, n (%) | – | 21 (55) | – |
| Arthritis, n (%) | – | 8 (21) | – |
| Pyuria, n (%) | – | 5 (13) | – |
| Alopecia, n (%) | – | 3 (7) | – |
| Vasculitis, n (%) | – | 1 (2.6) | – |
| Pleuritis, n (%) | – | 1 (2.6) | – |
*
Mann-Whitney test.
†
Fisher’s exact probability test.
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