Study Population Characteristics
| Characteristic | SLE | Healthy control | P |
| No. of patients | 16 | 16 | — |
| Age (y) | 31.4 ± 8.3 | 31.5 ± 11.1 | 0.62 |
| Sex, female (%) | 100% | 100% | — |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 3.6 | 22.2 ± 1.6 | 0.52 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 87.2 ± 4.9 | 77.6 ± 5.2 | 0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 130.1 ± 20.6 | 159.6 ± 27.2 | 0.02 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 67.1. ± 22.2 | 88.1 ± 18.4 | 0.007 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 47.6 ± 9.4 | 54.7 ± 6 | 0.16 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C index(mg/dL) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.43 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 107.4 ± 62.5 | 118.4 ± 35.1 | 0.54 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.83 ± 0.1 | 0.85 ± 0.1 | 0.65 |
| Basal heart rate (beats/min) | 67 ± 11 | 70 ± 6 | 0.33 |
| Basal blood pressure (systolic/diastolic; mm Hg) | 107 ± 9/74 ± 7 | 101 ± 10/68 ± 5 | 0.92/0.14 |
BMI = Body mass index; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Data are mean ± SD.