Table 1: Clinical characteristics of SLE patients.
Clinical characteristics of SLE patient |
n(%) |
Gender Female Male |
15(83.3) 3(16.7) |
Ethnicity Chinese Malay Indian Other (Vietnamese) |
15(83.3) 1(5.6) 1(5.6) 1(5.6) |
Age at diagnosis, years* |
33.5(27-47) |
Duration of disease at diagnosis of NPSLE, months* |
4.5(0-48) |
NPSLE as first presentation of SLE |
6(33.3) |
History of cerebrovascular accident |
2(9.5) |
Hematological Lymphopenia Leukopenia Thrombocytopenia Autoimmune Hemolytic anemia |
15(83.3) 13(86.7) 10(55.6) 10(55.6) 9(50) |
Lupus nephritis Class III Class IV Class V Class IV/V |
14(77.8) 2(14.3) 4(28.6) 1(7.1) 3(21.4) |
Mucocutaneous |
11(61.1) |
Arthritis |
8(44.4) |
Pulmonary |
3(16.7) |
Gastrointestinal |
1(5.6) |
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome |
2(11.1) |
SLEDAI-2K score at diagnosis of NPSLE* |
24(19-29) |
*Median (interquartile range)