Urine Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and Lupus Nephritis Disease Activity: Preliminary Report of a Prospective Longitudinal Study

Table 4

Association of uMCP-1 with parameters of LN activity on follow-up.

Spearman’s rho variable (active : inactive LN)	Baseline (47 : 53)		2 months (29 : 71)		4 months (22 : 78)
		value		value		value
Serum albumin	−0.35	0.001	−0.32	0.001	−0.22	0.03
Serum creatinine	0.09	0.38	0.14	0.15	0.24	0.01
eGFR	−0.10	0.30	−0.15	0.12	−0.24	0.01
Anti-dsDNA Ab titers (IU)	−0.04	0.64	−0.19	0.06	0.01	0.89
C3 (mg/dL)	−0.09	0.34	−0.29	0.003	−0.04	0.70
C4 (mg/dL)	0.02	0.80	−0.23	0.02	−0.01	0.86
Proteinuria (uPCI)	0.39	0.001	0.48	<0.001	0.41	<0.001
Leukocyturia	0.26	0.008	0.21	0.03	0.19	0.06
Haematuria	0.13	0.18	0.09	0.38	0.11	0.24
SLEDAI-2K global score	0.27	0.006	0.42	<0.001	0.29	0.004
SLEDAI-2K renal score	0.39	0.001	0.43	<0.001	0.35	0.001
SLEDAI-2K-extrarenal score	−0.08	0.42	−0.18	0.74	−0.11	0.27