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Demographic characteristics
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Age (years), mean ± SD
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38.95 ± 18.32
|
33.55 ± 15.65
|
0.15
|
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Contact history, no. (%)
|
3 (3.9)
|
2 (1.4)
|
0.624
|
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Risk factors
|
|
Use of corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressants, no. (%)
|
9 (11.7)
|
10 (32.3)
|
0.011*
|
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History of SLE or other autoimmune diseases, no. (%)
|
3 (3.9)
|
9 (29)
|
<0.001*
|
|
History of kidney diseasesa, no. (%)
|
1 (1.3)
|
3 (9.7)
|
0.07
|
|
History of hematopathy, no. (%)
|
2 (2.6)
|
0 (0)
|
0.506
|
|
History of DM, no. (%)
|
4 (5.2)
|
1 (3.2)
|
0.554
|
|
History of TB, no. (%)
|
5 (6.5)
|
1 (3.2)
|
0.444
|
|
History of other diseasesb, no. (%)
|
2 (2.6)
|
3 (9.7)
|
0.145
|
|
History of malignant cancer, no. (%)
|
1 (1.3)
|
0 (0)
|
0.713
|
|
History of organ transplantation, no. (%)
|
1 (1.3)
|
0 (0)
|
0.713
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