Increased MLKL mRNA level in the PBMCs is correlated with autoantibody production, renal involvement, and SLE disease activity

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study groups

Variable	Groups
Variable	HC	RA	SLE
Patients/individuals (n)	30	25	59
Age (years), median (range)	32 (19–80)	30 (21–72)	34 (11–87)
Sex (F/M)	29/1	24/1	57/2
ANA test
ANA+ (patients with positive ANA), n (%)			48 (81.4%)
ANA− (patients with negative ANA), n (%)			11 (18.6%)
Diagnosis based on renal involvement
LN patients			23 (40.4%)
Non-LN patients			36 (59.6%)
Disease status
Active patients (SLEDAI ≥ 5), n (%)			27 (45.8%)
Stable patients (SLEDAI < 5), n (%)			32 (54.2%)

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