Factors

Normal reference value

LN (n = 63)

Control (n = 15)

Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

2.86 - 7.14

9.32 ± 7.54

3.29 ± 2.61

Serum HMGB1 (ng/mL)

2.43 ± 0.27

110.1 ± 47.3

15.3 ± 9.0

Creatinine (μmol/L)

79.56 - 132.60

161.26 ± 129.84

129.52 ± 13.74

Proteinuria (g/24h)

0 - 0.08

3.96 ± 1.27

0.22 + 0.17

Albumin (Alb) (g/L)

35 - 50

31.52 ± 13.45

33.16 ± 12.34

Globulin (Glo) (g/L)

20 - 35

19.81 ± 1.32

18.67 ± 1.59

C3 (g/L)

0.85 - 1.93

0.37 ± 0.29

0.76 ± 0.39

C4 (g/L)

0.80 - 1.60

0.24 ± 0.13

0.55 ± 0.21

C1q (%)

77 - 139

0.36 ± 0.50

0.27 ± 0.32

Anti-nuclear-antibody (ANA)

<0.10

1.83 ± 0.92

1.64 ± 0.27

Anti-dsDNA-antibody

<0.20

2.61 ± 0.54

2.35 ± 0.67

Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min)

80 - 120

81.3 ± 29.5

124.6 ± 0.7

U-erythrocytes (/high power field)

0 - 2

3 - 5+

0 - 1+