Fig. 2From: The impact of normal serum complement levels on the disease classification and clinical characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosusRelapse and organ damage during the clinical course. Survival curves determined by the Kaplan–Meier and log-rank tests showing relapse-free ratio (a) and cumulative ratio of organ damage (b) between patients with normal serum levels of C3, C4, and CH50 (N-com, black line) and those with lower than normal serum levels of one or more complements in C3, C4, and/or CH50 (H-com, gray line). Comparisons of mean (standard deviation) the SLICC/ACR Damage Index (SDI) between patients with N-com and those with H-com during the clinical course (c)Back to article page