Table 1

Demographic and medication information are shown for patients with SLE and healthy matched controls included in the study

Patients with SLE (n=18)Healthy controls (n=15)Patients with RA (n=8)
Demographics
 Age (mean±SEM)37±338±449±4
 SexFemaleFemaleFemale
 SLEDAI (mean±SEM)6±1
Medications
 Azathioprine6%
 Etanercept25%
 Hydroxychloroquine67%63%
 Methotrexate11%75%
 Mycophenolate mofetil33%
 Prednisone61%50%
 Quinacrine17%
 Rituximab25%
 Sulfasalazine13%
 Tocilizumab13%
  • RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SLEDAI, SLE disease activity index.