Table 1.
Demographic and laboratory characteristics of 41 patients with history of lupus nephritis
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age in years, median (range) | 34.4 (22.5–56.3) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 33 (80%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| African American | 19 (46%) |
| Caucasian | 17 (42%) |
| Asian | 5 (12%) |
| 24-h protein-to-creatinine ratio (g/g) | |
| Mean (±s.d.) | 1.41 (±1.97) |
| Median (range) | 0.51 (0.04–9.04) |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | |
| Mean (±s.d.) | 1.26 (±0.63) |
| Median (range) | 1.2 (0.6–3.8) |
| Estimated GFRa (ml/min per 1.73 m2) | |
| Mean (±s.d.) | 74.2 (±31.3) |
| Median (range) | 77.4 (13.7–151.2) |
| ACE inhibitor/ARB treatment | 27 (66%) |
| Prednisone treatment | 31 (76%) |
| Mycophenolate mofetil treatment | 30 (73%) |
| Hydroxychloroquine treatment | 24 (59%) |
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; s.d., standard deviation.
a
GFR by the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) formula.