Table 1 Demographic information of participants
Participants parameters | Values (mean ± SD) |
|---|---|
Patients with lupus nephritis (N = 20) | |
Age (years) | 35.00 ± 13.97 |
Female/male ratio | 20/2 |
Urine protein (g/day) | 3.85 ± 2.72 |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 99.40 ± 25.60 |
Pathological patterns | |
III-(A/C) | 2 |
III-(A/C) + V | 3 |
IV-G(A/C) | 3 |
IV-S(A/C) | 1 |
IV-S(A) | 1 |
IV-G(A/C) + V | 5 |
IV-S(A/C) + V | 1 |
V | 4 |
Healthy volunteers (N = 11) | |
Age (years) | 33.00 ± 10.87 |
Female/male ratio | 11/1 |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 115.82 ± 14.08 |
Source of healthy volunteers | |
Physical-examination center | 6 |
Division of general surgery | 2 |
Division of endocrinology | 1 |
Division of ophthalmology | 1 |
Division of dermatology | 1 |