Table 3.

Kidney outcomes of SLE patients with aPLN. Values are mean ± SD, median (IQR), or n (%) unless otherwise specified.

VariablesNon-RASI, n = 17RASI, n = 40HR (95% CI)p
Followup, mos48 ± 34; 36 (12–119)93 ± 48; 90 (12–166)< 0.001
Kidney disease progression
  ESKD or 15% eGFR decline5 (29)6 (15)0.23 (0.06–0.87)a0.030a
  ESKD or 30% eGFR decline4 (24)3 (8)0.11 (0.02–0.59)a0.010a
  ESKD or 50% eGFR decline3 (18)3 (8)0.05 (0.00–0.54)a0.014a
Blood pressure control15 (88)29 (73)0.91 (0.48–1.75)b0.778b
Proteinuria control
  < 3.5 g/d17 (100)39 (98)0.66 (0.36–1.2)c0.187c
  < 1.0 g/d15 (88)35 (88)0.76 (0.41–1.41)c0.759c
  < 0.5 g/d9 (53)29 (73)1.24 (0.57–2.73)c0.587c
  • Data in bold face are statistically significant.

  • a HR and p values are adjusted for baseline MAP and its interaction with eGFR.

  • b HR and p values are adjusted for baseline MAP.

  • c HR and p values are adjusted for baseline proteinuria. SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; aPLN: antiphospholipid-associated nephropathy; IQR: interquartile range; RASI: renin-angiotensin system inhibitor; ESKD: endstage kidney disease; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.