Clinicopathological Characteristics and Outcomes of Chinese Patients with Scanty Immune Deposits Lupus Nephritis: A Large Cohort Study from a Single Center
Table 1
Comparison of clinical data between patients with scanty immune deposits and immune complex deposits lupus nephritis.
Scanty immune deposits
Immune complex deposits
value
Number of patients
40
276
Age (mean ± SD) (years)
<0.001
Gender (male/female)
6/34
42/234
0.971
Number with fever (noninfection) (%)
11 (27.5)
82 (29.7)
0.774
Number with malar rash (%)
17 (42.5)
149 (54.0)
0.174
Number with photosensitivity (%)
6 (15.0)
57 (20.7)
0.403
Number with alopecia (%)
14 (35.0)
84 (30.4)
0.560
Number with oral ulcer (%)
11 (23.9)
83 (30.1)
0.739
Number with arthritis (%)
25 (62.5)
143 (51.8)
0.205
Number with serositis (%)
5 (12.5)
46 (16.7)
0.503
Number with neurologic disorder (%)
3 (7.5)
23 (8.3)
0.858
Number with anemia (%)
31 (77.5)
183 (66.5)
0.165
Number with leukocytopenia (%)
23 (57.5)
123 (44.6)
0.125
Number with thrombocytopenia (%)
10 (25.0)
93 (33.8)
0.267
Number with hematuria (%)
32 (80.0)
210 (76.1)
0.585
Number with leukocyturia (noninfection) (%)
23 (57.5)
145 (52.5)
0.557
Number with nephrotic syndrome (%)
25 (62.5)
161 (58.8)
0.653
SLEDAI (median; interquartile range)
18, 13–23
17, 14–21
0.751
, italic values refer to the significant value between the two groups.
