Table 3.
Comparison of lupus disease activity in each of the organs based on BILAG score before and after treatment in each of the groups
| Symptoms | N-acetylcysteine | Control | Cohen’s d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before treatment | After treatment | P value | Before treatment | After treatment | P value | ||
| General | 5.8±0.7 | 1.8±0.1 | 0.018 | 6.0±1.5 | 5.68±1.51 | 0.57 | 3.62 |
| Mucocutaneous | 35.0±6.1 | 2.61±0.1 | 0.003 | 33.8±2.1 | 31.9±1.8 | 0.67 | 22.97 |
| Neurological | 10±0.5 | 1.9±0.1 | 0.015 | 12.4±1.8 | 10.4±1.0 | 0.127 | 11.96 |
| Musculoskeletal | 8.3±1.1 | 3.3±1.0 | 0.048 | 8.1±0.2 | 8.0±1.9 | 0.366 | 3.09 |
| Cardiorespiratory | 3.1±0.9 | 2.1±0.9 | 0.047 | 3.2±0.1 | 3.6±1.1 | 0.752 | 1.49 |
| Renal | 2.3±0.2 | 0.3±0.01 | 0.025 | 3.0±0.5 | 2.9±1.3 | 0.343 | 2.82 |
| Vascular | 6.7±0.4 | 2.6±1.1 | 0.048 | 7.6±0.9 | 6.6±0.4 | 0.625 | 4.83 |
| Hematological | 8.0±0.1 | 5.9±2.8 | 0.677 | 7.1±0.2 | 7.1±0.2 | 0.237 | 0.61 |