Table 1.
Summary of demographic data and patient characteristics
| Parameter | SLE Patients N=29 |
RA Patients N=31 |
Healthy Controls N=28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years ± SD | 38 ± 11 | 59 ± 14 | 46 ± 15 |
| Females, N (%) | 27 (93) | 27 (87) | 25 (89) |
| Males, N (%) | 2 (7) | 4 (13) | 3 (11) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| African American, N (%) | 9 (31) | 4 (13) | 4 (14) |
| Asian, N (%) | 2 (7) | 6 (19) | 3 (11) |
| Caucasian, N (%) | 5 (21) | 17 (55) | 13 (46) |
| Hispanic, N (%) | 12 (41) | 4 (13) | 8 (29) |
| SLEDAI ± SD | 6 ± 4 | ||
| Nephritis, N (%) | 13 (45) | ||
| Mean ESR (mm/hr) ± SD | 28.0 ± 21.3 | ||
| Mean CRP (mg/dL) ±SD | 2.16 ± 3.92 | ||
| CDAI, Mean ± SD | 13.8 ± 7.52 |