Research Article

Correlation between C-reactive Protein with Malondialdehyde in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

Table 1

SLE patient characteristics.

VariableSLE patients ()

Gender:
 (1) Male1 (1.28%)
 (2) Female77 (98.72%)
Ageb39 (9.55)
Duration or length of diseasec (counted from the date of diagnosis to the date the blood was drawn)4.5 (1-18)
Jobsa
 (i) Housewives46 (58.97%)
 (ii) Employees8 (10.26%)
 (iii) Teachers7 (8.97%)
 (iv) Private employees5 (6.41%)
 (v) Students2 (2.56%)
 (vi) Government employees1 (1.28%)
 (vii) Professional1 (1.28%)
 (viii) Others2 (2.56%)
 (ix) Unemployed1 (1.28%)
 (x) No data5 (6.41%)
Organ involvementa
 (i) Lupus nephritis43 (55.13%)
 (ii) Lupus cutaneous63 (80.77%)
 (iii) Lupus musculoskeletal62 (79.49%)
SLEDAI-2ka
 (i) <447 (60.26%)
 (ii) ≥431 (39.74%)

aAmount (percentage). bMean (average). cMedian (minimum-maximum).