Post hoc test

P value

ANOVA

Control

Lupus nephritis

SLE

Parameter

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>0.05

0.764

43.76 ± 7.22

42.50 ± 6.65

39.82 ± 10.16

Age (years)

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>0.05

0.583^*

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8.69 ± 2.67

7.93 ± 3.88

Disease duration (years)

P1 > 0.05

P2 < 0.001

P3 < 0.001

<0.001

84.58

12.92 ± 0.45

10.15 ± 0.33

10.62 ± 1.79

HB%

(gm/dl)

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0.743

0.298

7.55 ± 1.27

7.39 ± 2.08

7.26 ± 2.14

WBCs

(×10³/ml)

P1 > 0.05

P2 < 0.001

P3 < 0.001

<0.001

84.65

290.92 ± 62.07

164.00 ± 22.62

182.29 ± 45.61

Platelets

(×10³/ml)

P1 > 0.05

P2 < 0.001

P3 < 0.001

<0.001

47.07^**

12.25 ± 2.96

93.75 ± 67.93

68.23 ± 68.14

DNA titer

(IU/ml)

P1 > 0.05

P2 < 0.001

P3 < 0.001

<0.001

23.69

53.43 ± 25.40

126.73 ± 71.32

116.07 ± 63.62

ANA titer

(IU/ml)

P1 < 0.001

P2 > 0.05

P3 < 0.001

<0.001

266.22

25.52 ± 4.91

54.96 ± 5.51

29.77 ± 7.20

Urea

(mg/dl)

P1 < 0.001

P2 > 0.05

P3 < 0.001

<0.001

448.87

0.87 ± 0.14

1.93 ± 0.19

0.88 ± 0.18

Creatinine

(mg/dl)

P1 > 0.05

P2 < 0.001

P3< 0.001

<0.001

72.68

7.72 ± 1.56

39.46 ± 18.89

39.45 ± 18.69

ESR

(Mm/hr)

P1 < 0.01

P2 < 0.001

P3< 0.001

<0.001

459.71

0.51 ± 0.33

4.36 ± 0.68

3.84 ± 0.88

sFAS level (ng/ml)

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<0.001

115^***

0.0%

31(96.9%)

0.0%

Proteinuria %