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. 2024 Sep 30;6(12):871–877. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11723

Table 3.

Manifestations in those who progressed and did not progress to systemic lupus erythematosus*

Manifestations Nonprogressors (n = 196), n (%) Progressors to SLE (n = 11), n (%) Relative risk (95% CI)
Fever 2 (1.0) 0 0.95 (0.92–0.98)
Leukopenia 7 (3.6) 2 (18.2) 1.19 (0.84–1.69)
Thrombocytopenia 1 (0.5) 2 (18.2) 1.91 (0.39–9.47)
Lymphopenia 11 (5.6) 1 (9.1) 1.03 (0.86–1.22)
Autoimmune hemolysis 0 2 (18.2) 2.87 (NA)
Delirium 0 0 NA
Psychosis 0 0 NA
Seizure 0 0 NA
Nonscarring alopecia 3 (1.5) 4 (36.3) 1.93 (0.82–4.54)
Oral ulcers 2 (1.0) 2 (18.2) 1.59 (0.60–4.25)
Subacute cutaneous or discoid lupus 0 2 (18.2) 2.87 (NA)
Acute cutaneous lupus 3 (1.5) 2 (18.2) 1.43 (0.70–2.93)
Photosensitivity 7 (3.6) 1 (9.1) 1.07 (0.82–1.40)
Raynaud phenomenon 28 (14.3) 3 (27.3) 1.05 (0.93–1.19)
Pleural or pericardial effusion 0 1 (9.1) 1.90 (NA)
Acute pericarditis 2 (1.0) 2 (18.1) 1.59 (0.60–4.25)
Arthritis 15 (7.7) 10 (90.1) 1.62 (1.17–2.23)
Proteinuria >0.5 g per 24 h 0 1 (9.1) 1.90 (NA)
Low C3 or C4 12 (6.1) 5 (45.5) 1.34 (0.99–1.82)
Anti‐dsDNA or anti‐Smith 18 (9.2) 5 (45.5) 1.22 (0.98–1.52)
Anti‐cardiolipin or anti‐β2GP1 or lupus anticoagulant 1 (0.5) 0 0.95 (0.92–0.98)
Ro antibody 61 (31.1) 3 (27.3) 0.99 (0.93–1.06)
La antibody 17 (8.7) 2 (18.1) 1.06 (0.90–1.24)
Sm antibody 5 (2.6) 2 (18.1) 1.27 (0.80–2.04)
SmRNP antibody 11 (5.6) 3 (27.3) 1.20 (0.91–1.58)
RNP antibody 18 (9.2) 5 (45.5) 1.22 (0.98–1.52)
ScL70 antibody 11 (5.6) 1 (9.1) 1.03 (0.86–1.22)
Jo1 antibody 0 0 NA
Centromere antibody 11 (5.6) 0 0.94 (0.91–0.98)
Chromatin antibody 12 (6.1) 2 (18.1) 1.10 (0.89–1.37)
Ribosomal P antibody 0 0 NA
*

All patients with SLE fulfilled the EULAR/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for SLE. Bold denotes significance. CI, confidence interval; dsDNA, double‐stranded DNA; NA, not applicable; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.