Clinical and immunologic criteria of SLE patients attending rheumatology clinics in south west regional health authority, 2016
| Demographic characteristics | N(%) or mean±standard deviation (n=141) |
|---|---|
| Age | 39.8±13.8 |
|
Gender
Female | 136 (96.5%) |
| Clinical Criteria | N (%) |
| Acute cutaneous lupus | 57 (40.4%) |
| Chronic cutaneous lupus | 9 (6.4%) |
| Oral or nasopharyngeal ulcerations | 30 (21.3%) |
| Nonscarring alopecia | 55 (39.0%) |
| Synovitis involving two or more joints | 120 (85.1%) |
| Serositis | 18 (12.8%) |
| Renal disorder *Positive Anti-dsDNA | 32 (22.7%) 22 (78.6%) |
| Neurologic disorder | 18 (12.8%) |
| Hemolytic anemia | 6 (4.3%) |
| Leukopenia or lymphopenia | 30 (21.3%) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 19 (13.5%) |
| Immunologic Criteria | N (%) |
| **ANA above laboratory reference range | 139 (99.3%) |
| ***Anti-dsDNA antibody level above laboratory reference range | 80 (57.6%) |
| Anti-Sm presence | 41 (29.1%) |
| Antiphospholipid antibody positive | 16 (11.3%) |
| Low complement | 66 (46.8%) |
| Direct Coombs’ test in the absence of hemolytic anemia | 3 (2.1%) |
*Sample size n=28 (Results were not obtained for 4 patients)
**Sample size n=140
***Sample size n=139