Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects participated in the study * [20].
| Parameters | Patients (N = 30) |
Controls (N = 30) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 35.0 ± 1.4 | 35.4 ± 1.5 |
| Gender (% women) | 100 | 100 |
| Disease duration (years) | 10.2 ± 1.3 | — |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 0.4 | 23.1 ± 0.5 |
| Anti-dsDNA antibody positivity | 20/30 | — |
| Low C3/C4 | 23/30 | — |
| Proteinuria | 13/30 | — |
| SLEDAI | Inactive (0–11): 23/30 Active (>11): 7/30 |
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* Values represent the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). SLEDAI = systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index.