Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with systemic lupus erythematosis.

	Inactive SLE (n = 15)	Active SLE (n = 21)
Age (mean, range)	40.4 ± 1.7 (28-69)	33.8 ± 1.7 (12-68)
Disease duration (years)	6.8 ± 0.7	5.4 ± 0.6
SLEDAI (range)	0-6	7-25
C3 (mean ± SEM, mg/dL)	97.0 ± 9.3	65.3 ± 4.5
C4 (mean ± SEM, mg/dL)	23.3 ± 3.0	11.2 ± 1.7
Anti-ds DNA (mean ± SEM, mg/dL)	170.7 ± 34.1	370.0 ± 39.3
Malar rash (%)	29.2%	31.8%
Nephritis (%)	32.9%	51.6%
Arthritis (%)	71.8%	33.9%
Prednisolone (mg/day)	7.5 ± 1.1	12.5 ± 1.7
Azathioprine (%)	13.3%	30.0%
Mycophenolate mofetil (%)	5.0%	3.2%