Table II.

Presence and absence of clinical features of SLE.

	SLE clinical features present		SLE clinical features absent
Clinical features	N	Mean ± SD	N	Mean ± SD	P-value
Renal	38	5.62±1.845	42	4.28 ±1.539	0.0009
Rash	22	4.79±1.790	58	4.82±1.701	NS
Arthritis	24	5.01±1.857	56	4.92±1.540	NS
Serositis	10	4.83±1.691	70	4.77±1.752	NS
Mucosal ulcer	11	4.85±1.876	69	4.79±1.505	NS
Hematological	19	4.89±1.892	61	4.98±1.597	NS
Neurological	5	4.93±1.654	75	4.98±1.816	NS

SD, standard deviation; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; NS, not significant.