Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of SLE patients.
Demographic variables | Naive SLE | Non-naive SLE | χ 2/t | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | 100 | 169 | ||
Gender (M/F) | 4/96 | 17/152 | 3.20 | 0.073 |
Age (years)* | 31.47 ± 12.2 | 32.3 ± 10.3 | 0.76 | 0.451 |
Clinical features | ||||
SLEDAI* | 9.02 ± 8.01 | 10.60 ± 8.45 | 1.52 | 0.131 |
Malar rash | 46 (46.00%) | 91 (53.85%) | 1.55 | 0.213 |
Discoid rash | 8 (8.00%) | 16 (9.47%) | 0.17 | 0.683 |
Photosensitivity | 28 (28.00%) | 50 (29.59%) | 0.08 | 0.782 |
Oral ulcers | 21 (21.00%) | 50 (29.59%) | 1.49 | 0.222 |
Arthritis | 33 (33.00%) | 86 (50.89%) | 8.15 | 0.004 |
Serositis | 15 (15.00%) | 36 (21.30%) | 1.62 | 0.203 |
Renal disorder | 35 (35.00%) | 81 (47.93%) | 4.28 | 0.039 |
Neurologic disorder | 3 (3.00%) | 44 (26.04%) | 21.55 | 0.000 |
Hematologic disorder | 56 (56.00%) | 97 (57.40%) | 0.05 | 0.823 |
Immunologic disorder | 76 (76.00%) | 140 (82.84%) | 1.86 | 0.173 |
Antinuclear antibody | 84 (84.00%) | 157 (92.90%) | 5.34 | 0.021 |