Table 3 Baseline laboratory results of LN patients at the renal clinic of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from Sep, 2016 to Oct, 2020

Hg (mg/dl)

114

11.80 ± 2.94

WBC (× 10³/mm³)

114

7.40 ± 3.60

PLT (× 10³/mm³)

114

259.88 ± 134.24

ESR (mm/hour)

44

56.22 ± 36.51

Serum albumin (mg/dl)

53

2.77 ± 0.64

Creatinine (mg/dl)

114

2.45 ± 2.17

CKD-EPI eGFR (ml/min)

114

58.36 ± 42.31

Urea (mg/dl)

114

81.79 ± 52.42

Urine proteins (g/24 h)

114

4.47 ± 2.24

ANA (positive)

85

74.6

Anti-dsDNA (positive)

31

27.2

C3 (low)

44

38.6

C4 (low)

38

33.3

LA (positive)

11

9.6

SBP at onset of LN (mmHg)

114

129.52 ± 19.96

DBP at onset of LN (mmHg)

114

82.59 ± 14.32

Lupus class/kidney biopsy (%)

71

Class II

3(4.2)

Class III

20(28.2)

Class IV

28(39.4)

Class V

5(7.0)

Class III/V

7(9.9)

Class IV/V

8(11.3)

CKD-EPI eGFR Stages (%)

114

Stage 1

25(21.9)

Stage 2

19(16.7)

Stage 3

34(29.8)

Stage 4

20(17.5)

Stage 5

16(14.0)

Mean follow up period (months)

114

27.93 ± 17.15