+LN n=30(%) -LN n=72(%)  p-value
Anti-dsDNA Ab 13(43) 18(25) 0.06
Anti-Nucleosome Ab 22(76) 38(53) 0.033
Anti-SM Ab 2(7) 3(4) 0.6
Anti-SSA Ab 9(30) 27(38) 0.5
Anti-SSB Ab 2(7) 4(6) 1.0
Anti-RNP Ab 3(10) 15(21) 0.3
Coombs test 6(20) 10(14) 0.5
aPL Ab 6(20) 11(15) 0.6
Low complement 10(36) 17(23) 0.2
Table 2: Prevalence of autoantibodies (Ab) and hypocomplementemia in SLE patients with (+LN) and without lupus nephritis (-LN).