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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Sep;60(9):2757–2766. doi: 10.1002/art.24776

Table 2.

Selected Sociodemographic and Clinical Features of Patients in Whom Lupus Nephritis Recurred (n=20)

Features
Age, years (SD) 33.5 (9.6)
Gender, % women 75
Ethnicity, %
    African American 80
    Caucasian 20
Smoker, % 5
Alcohol use, % 5
Weight, kg (SD) 65.4 (7.6)
Died, % 10

Intervals [years, mean (SD)]

Diagnosis duration (SLE-ESRD)* 11.3 (10.9)
Dialysis duration, years ESRD-transplant) 3.4 (3.7)
Time to recurrence (transplant-RLN) 4.5 (3.7)
Follow up time (transplant-last visit) 6.2 (4.1)
Disease duration (SLE-last visit) 14.1 (4.1)

Serologic Features, Post Transplant [# positive/ total tested, (%)]

Anti-DNA antibodies 3 / 13 (23)
Anti-nuclear antibodies 12 / 12 (100)
Low complement 6 / 15 (40)
*

Systemic lupus erythematosus; end-stage renal disease

recurrent lupus nephritis.