Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of LN patients

Characteristics	Visit time
	0 week	12 week	24 week
Female sex. n (%)	27 (96.43)	NS	NS
Age (years)※	33.50±7.47	NS	NS
Diseaseduration (month)※	68.04±56.61	NS	NS
Immunologic features※
ANA titers (≥1:320). n (%)	17 (60.71)	15 (53.57)	14 (50)
C3 (g/L)※	0.56±0.26	1.00±0.22	1.03±0.24
C4 (g/L)※	0.36±0.35	0.66±0.47	0.70±0.50
Serum albumin (g/L)※	22.89±6.35	35.00±5.86	38.96±4.83
Proteinuria (g/24 hr)※	5.35±3.18	2.01±2.12	0.98±1.49
SLEDAI Scores※	11.68±4.40	6.46±2.57	4.96±3.31

LN: Lupus nephritis; ANA: antinuclear antibodies; SLEDAI: Systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index; C3: complement 3; C4: complement 4;

^※mean ± SD.