Table-II.

Comparison of clinical signs between SLE-MS group and SLE-nMS group [n(%)].

Variables		SLE-MS	SLE-nMS	χ2	P
Lupus nephritis	Yes	184(54.76)	334(37.03)	31.635	<0.001
	No	152(45.24)	568(62.97)
Arthritis	Yes	122(36.3)	417(46.2)	9.802	0.002
	No	214(63.7)	485(53.8)
Rash	Yes	167(49.7)	408(45.2)	1.966	0.161
	No	169(50.3)	494(54.8)
Hair loss	Yes	33(9.8)	123(13.6)	3.235	0.072
	No	303(90.2)	779(86.4)
Proteinuria	Yes	237 (70.5)	492(54.5)	25.854	<0.001
	No	99(29.5)	410(45.5)
Oral ulcer	Yes	47(14.0)	87(9.6)	4.783	0.029
	No	289(86.0)	815(90.4)
Fever	Yes	109(32.4)	331(36.7)	1.935	0.164
	No	227(67.6)	571(63.3)
Thrombocytopenia	Yes	122(36.3)	282(31.3)	2.835	0.092
	No	214(63.7)	620(68.7)
Leukopenia	Yes	239(71.1)	628(69.6)	0.265	0.607
	No	97(28.9)	274(30.4)
Headache	Yes	13(3.9)	30(3.3)	0.215	0.643
	No	323(96.1)	872(96.7)
Epilepsy	Yes	3(0.9)	3(0.3)	-	0.353 *
	No	333(99.1)	899(99.7)
Brain syndrome	Yes	4(1.2)	5(0.6)	-	0.264 *
	No	332(98.8)	897(99.4)
Mental illness	Yes	6(1.8)	10(1.1)	-	0.396 *
	No	330(98.2)	892(98.9)
Optic neuritis	Yes	1(0.3)	0(0)	-	0.217 *
	No	335(99.7)	902(100)
Cerebral neuritis	Yes	0(0)	5(0.56)	-	0.332 *
	No	336(100)	897(99.4)
Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	1(0.3)	0(0)	-	0.271 *
	No	335(99.7)	902(100)
Vasculitis	Yes	1(0.3)	1(0.1)	-	0.469 *
	No	335(99.7)	901(99.9)
Tubular urine	Yes	37(11.0)	44(4.9)	15.063	<0.001
	No	299(89.0)	858(95.1)
Hematuria	Yes	126(37.5)	251(27.8)	10.815	0.001
	No	210(62.5)	651(72.2)

Note: Significant results are highlighted in bold type.

^*indicates the P value obtained by Fisher’s exact test.