Table 4.

ACR diagnostic criteria among Sudanese adults with lupus nephritis

ACR diagnostic criteria	ACR criteria in SLE patients		P value
	with lupus nephritis (N=41)	without renal involvement (N=21)
Hair Loss	9 (21.9%)	11 (52.4%)	0.015*
Malar rash	19 (46.3%)	8 (38.1%)	0.55
Discoid rash	12 (29.3%)	5 (23.8%)	0.65
Photosensitive rash	10 (24.4%)	9 (42.9%)	0.14
Oral ulcer	12 (29.3%)	7 (33.3%)	0.74
Arthritis	34 (82.9%)	19 (90.5%)	0.42
Serositis	6 (14.6%)	4 (19%)	0.65
Hematological	24 (58.5%)	9 (42.9%)	0.24
Neurological	11 (26.8%)	11 (52.4%)	0.047*