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Table 2 Laboratory data of pSLE patients (N = 146)

From: Clinical phenotypes and prognosis of cytomegalovirus infection in the pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal analysis

Clinical features

CMV positive group (N=109)

CMV negative group (N=37)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Leukopenia (%)

36 (33)

11 (29.7)

1.17 (0.52;2.62)

0.711

Lymphocytopenia (%)

22 (20.2)

5 (13.5)

1.62 (0.57;4.64)

0.367

Anemia (%)

69 (63.3)

12 (32.4)

3.59 (1.63;7.93)

0.001

Thrombocytopenia (%)

17 (15.6)

6 (16.2)

0.96 (0.35;2.64)

0.929

ALB level<35 g/L(%)

56 (51.4)

9 (24.3)

3.29 (1.42;7.612)

0.004

Elevated ALT (%)

31 (28.4)

2 (5.4)

6.96 (1.58;30.69)

0.004

Elevated AST (%)

33/104 (31.7)

5/36 (13.9)

2.88 (1.03;8.08)

0.038

24h urinary protein ≥ 0.5g (%)

53/96 (55.2)

12/31 (38.7)

1.95 (0.85;4.46)

0.11

Low C3 level (%)

89 (81.7)

12 (32.4)

9.27 (3.99;21.52)

<0.001

Low C4 level (%)

88 (80.7)

11 (29.7)

9.91 (4.23;23.19)

<0.001

Coomb's positivity (%)

55/84 (65.5)

14/32 (43.8)

2.44 (1.06;5.6)

0.033

ANA positivity (%)

107 (98.2)

35 (94.6)

3.06 (0.42;22.52)

0.266

Anti-dsDNA positivity (%)

90 (82.6)

15 (40.5)

6.95 (3.05;15.81)

<0.001

Anti-Sm positivity (%)

34/106 (32.1)

6 (16.2)

2.44 (0.93;6.4)

0.064

Anti-RNP positivity (%)

41/106 (38.7)

10 (27)

1.7 (0.75;3.88)

0.203

Anti-rRNP positivity (%)

37/103 (35.9)

7 (18.9)

2.4 (0.96;6)

0.056

Anti-SSA positivity (%)

46/106 (43.4)

15 (40.5)

1.12 (0.53;2.4)

0.762

Anti-SSB positivity (%)

8/106 (7.5)

4 (10.8)

0.67 (0.19;2.38)

0.508

Anti-Ro52 positivity (%)

15/44 (34.1)

9/23 (39.1)

0.81 (0.28;2.29)

0.683

Anti-histone positivity (%)

29/50 (58)

5/24 (20.8)

5.25 (1.69;16.31)

0.003

Anti-nucleosome positivity (%)

33/50 (66)

6/25 (24)

6.15 (2.07;18.26)

<0.001

Anticardiolipin (%)

18/100 (18)

7/35 (20)

0.88 (0.33;2.32)

0.793

β2GP1(%)

17/103 (16.5)

4/36 (11.1)

1.58 (0.5;5.06)

0.234

Lupus anticoagulant (%)

20/103 (19.4)

12/35 (34.3)

0.46 (0.2;1.08)

0.072

  1. Data are presented as count (percentage)
  2. ALB Albumin, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, ANA Antinuclear antibody, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, β2GP1 Anti-beta2 glycoprotein 1 antibody, CI Confidence interval, CMV Cytomegalovirus, OR Odds ratio