Research Article

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with and without Anti-dsDNA Antibodies: Analysis from a Large Monocentric Cohort

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the SLE patients () according to the anti-dsDNA status.

Anti-dsDNA +
Anti-dsDNA ±
Anti-dsDNA −

Female – (%)230 (93.9)47 (90.4)87 (90.6)a, b: ; c:
Age (mean ± SD, years)44.9 ± 13.643.8 ± 11.945.2 ± 12.2a, c: ;  b:
Disease duration (mean ± SD, months)12.6 ± 8.814.5 ± 9.511.9 ± 8.0a: ; b: ; c:

a: anti-dsDNA + versus anti-dsDNA ±; b: anti-dsDNA ± versus anti-dsDNA −; c: anti-dsDNA + versus anti-dsDNA −.