Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index as a Potential Biomarker for Assessing Disease Activity and Predicting Proteinuria Development in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mustafa C Ergun,
Eda Aktas,
Ahmet T Sahin
et al.
Abstract:Background
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with varied clinical manifestations affecting multiple organ systems. This study aimed to investigate the association between the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and disease activity, as well as proteinuria levels in patients with SLE.
Methodology
A total of 141 patients diagnosed with SLE and 99 control subjects were included in this retrospective study. SLE patients were divided into two gr… Show more
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