TABLE 1 .
Demographic, clinical, and immunological features of SLE patients
| Subject no. |
Age (yrs) |
Disease duration (yrs) |
Anti-dsDNA titer (U/ml)a |
Complement C3 (g/liter)a |
Complement C4 (g/liter)a |
Clinical and immunological featuresb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLE1 | 43 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.93 | 0.2 | MR, PH, HD, ANA |
| SLE2 | 68 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.96 | 0.18 | MR, DL, PH, AR |
| SLE4 | 35 | 4 | 7.7 | 1.53 | 0.22 | PH, OU, RD, ANA |
| SLE5 | 50 | 5 | 18 | 1.67 | 0.44 | PH, OU, HD, ANA, anti-SSa |
| SLE6 | 35 | 3 | 48 | 0.81 | 0.13 | MR, OU, AR, HD, ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-SSa |
| SLE7 | 70 | 3 | 27 | 1.74 | 0.37 | PH, OU, HD, ANA, anti-dsDNA |
| SLE11 | 54 | 24 | 99.1 | 1.43 | 0.28 | MR, DL, PH, AR, HD, ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm |
| SLE12 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 0.84 | 0.22 | DL, PH, AR, HD, ANA, anti-SSa, RF |
| SLE13 | 40 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.83 | 0.25 | MR, OU, ANA |
| SLE14 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 0.92 | 0.18 | AR, SE, RD, ANA, anti-SSb |
| SLE15 | 51 | 24 | 104 | 0.83 | 0.14 | MR, DL, PH, AR, SE, HD, ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-SSa, anti-SSb, anti-Sm, anti-RNP, anti-CLP |
| SLE16 | 54 | 24 | 45 | 1.76 | 0.3 | PH, AR, ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-SSa |
| SLE17 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 0.8 | 0.11 | MR, DL, PH, OU, AR, ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-SSa, RF |
| SLE18 | 43 | 12 | 4.1 | 1.04 | 0.16 | DL, PH, OU, AR, SE, HD, ANA, anti-SSa, RF |
| SLE19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1.19 | 0.25 | MR, PH, OU, ANA |
| SLE20 | 51 | 7 | 5.8 | 0.67 | 0.14 | PH, OU, ANA, anti-SSa |
| SLE21 | 59 | 11 | 1.2 | 1.16 | 0.17 | PH, ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-SSa, anti-CLP |
| SLE22 | 64 | 11 | 4.4 | 1.17 | 0.25 | MR, PH, AR, ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-SSa |
| SLE24 | 46 | 14 | 0.4 | 1.08 | 0.4 | MR, PH, HD, ANA, anti-SSa, RF |
| SLE26 | 46 | 20 | 38 | 0.89 | 0.18 | MR, PH, OU, RD, HD, ANA, anti-dsDNA. |
At the time of sampling.
Cumulatively registered. Abbreviations: ANA, antinuclear antibodies; anti-RNP, antiribonucleoprotein antibodies; anti-Sm, anti-Smith antigen antibodies; anti-CLP, anticardiolipin antibodies; RF, rheumatoid factor; AR, arthritis; DL, discoid lesions; HD, hematological disorder; MR, malar rash; OU, oral ulcers; PH, photosensitivity; RD, renal disorder; SE, serositis.