Table 2 Renal characteristics of patients with delayed lupus nephritis (DLN) and early-onset lupus nephritis (ELN)

Characteristic	DLN(n = 48 )	ELN(n = 187)
Nephritic syndrome	9 (18.8)	57/184 (31.0)
Nephrotic syndrome	8/47 (17.0)	56/185 (30.3)
Kidney biopsy performed	40 (83.3)	147/187 (78.6)
Histological pattern
III–IV	20/40 (50.0)	81/147 (55.1)
V	7/40 (17.5)	37/147 (25.2)

Results are shown as number (%).
No statistical differences were found.