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Table 2 Statistical comparison of fulfilling SLE classification criteria in patients with normal and low serum complement levels

From: The impact of normal serum complement levels on the disease classification and clinical characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus

 

In patients with N-com (n = 21)

In patients with H-com (n = 96)

ACR 1997

SLICC 2012

EULAR/ACR 2019

ACR 1997

SLICC 2012

EULAR/ACR 2019

ACR 1997

–

–

–

–

–

–

SLICC 2012

1.000

–

–

0.021

–

–

EULAR/ACR 2019

1.000

1.000

–

0.408

0.302

–

All three criteria

0.727

0.727

0.727

0.888

0.004

0.119

  1. SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus; N-com Normal serum levels of C3, C4, and CH50; H-com Less than normal serum levels of one or more complements in C3, C4, and/or CH50; ACR American College of Rheumatology; SLICC Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics; EULAR European League Against Rheumatism