Research Article

Predictors of Good Long-Term Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis: Results from a Single Lupus Cohort

Table 4

Performance of proteinuria cut-offs at 1 year to predict good long-term renal outcomes in subgroup of patients with baseline proteinuria ≥ 1 g/d.

24H-P at 1 yearSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV

0.610.510.770.900.29
0.660.520.700.870.26
0.820.560.690.880.28
0.900.600.690.890.30
0.940.620.690.890.31
0.950.630.690.890.32
1.010.630.620.860.30

PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value. Best cut-off by Youden index.