Cardiac and vascular group (n = 45) | Non-cardiac/vascular group (n = 48) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean SLEDAI-2 K score (SD) | 21.2 (7.2) | 17.4 | 0.11 |
Lupus nephritis % (n) | 66.7 (30) | 58 (28) | 0.407 |
Arthritis % (n) | 58 (26) | 64 (31) | 0.501 |
Serositis % (n) | 44 (20) | 13 (6) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension % (n) | 38 (17) | 27 (13) | 0.270 |
ANA positive % (n) | 100 (45) | 92 (44) | 0.117 |
Anti-dsDNA antibody positive % (n) | 93 (42) | 79.2 (38) | 0.048 |
Anti-Sm antibody positive % (n) | 35.6 (16) | 25 (12) | 0.267 |
Median C3 (g/l), range 0.9–1.80 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.89 |
Median C4 (g/l), range 0.1–0.4 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.94 |