Table 5: Mean score of each domains of QoL measured by SF-36 according to renal pathology classification of lupus nephritis in SLE patients.

Domains	Class I-II	Class III	Class IV-V	p-value
General health	46.9±13.2	43.3±10.5	40.0±6.7	<0.001
Physical functions	57.5±22.4	57.0±15.1	54.3±21.7	n.s
Physical limitations	35.3±4.4	17.5±3.4	11.7±6.5	<0.001
Emotion limitations	96.7±10.5	87.3±28.4	84.4±25.3	<0.001
Energy/fatigue	46.2±6.7	38.3±4.0	36.0±3.5	<0.001
Emotion well-Being	39.6±8.5	33.6±9.3	32.8±9.0	<0.001
Pain	46.6±3.7	31.5±2.5	25.8±3.9	<0.001
Social functions	59.0±22.1	51.9±27.3	50.2±20.5	<0.001
Health change	69.1±26.9	60.0±20.7	57.5±16.9	<0.001

QoL: Quality of Life, SLE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus SF-36: SF: Short Form–36 health questionnaire