Table 1.

Cohort Characteristics

Male/Female	11/50
Age (range)	30 (17–51)
African American (%)	26 (43%)
Caucasian (%)	28 (46%)
Other Race/Ethnicity (Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern)	7 (11%)
SLE Class at Biopsy
2	6
3	9
4	27
5	6
3+5	6
4+5	10
Median Urine Protein to Creatinine Ratio (range)	2.3 (0.24–16.5)
Median Serum Creatinine, mg/dl (range)	0.93 (0.38–5.98)
Median Prednisone Dose at Urine Collection, mg/d (range)	17.5 (0–60)
Median MMF Dose at Urine Collection, g/d (range)	0 (0–3000)
Median AZA Dose at Urine Collection, mg/d (range)	0 (0–150)
Pulse Corticosteroids Given Before Urine Collection (% patients)	12 (19%)