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Table 3.

Histopathological classification of LN, AI and CD34 cells in Healthy and Treatment groups.

Groups	n	Histopathological classification of LN (class)	p-value
Groups	n	Median (min–max)	p-value
Healthy	10	I (I–I)^a	0.001∗
Placebo	10	IV (IV–IV)^d
Steroid	10	III(II–IV)^c
Nigella sativa L.	10	II (II–III)^b
		AI
		Median (min–max)
Healthy	10	2 (0–3)^a	0.001∗
Placebo	10	4.5 (1–5)^d
Steroid	10	3 (2–4)^c
Nigella sativa L.	10	2 (1–3)^b
		CD34
		Mean (min–max)
Healthy	10	79.0 ± 9.94^a	0.003∗
Placebo	10	46.0 ± 31.69^d
Steroid	10	57.0 ± 18.88^c
Nigella sativa L.	10	76.5 ± 10.55

∗Kruskal-Wallis test; groups identified using different letters (a,b,c,d) are statistically significant (p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney test); LN: Lupus Nephritis; AI: Activity Indices; NIH: National Institutes of Health.