Majority of LN Patients In Complete Remission and with Preserved Renal Function Have Persistent Hypertension

MedPage Today reported that research published online in Clinical Rheumatology suggests that “more than half of lupus nephritis (LN) patients in complete remission and with preserved renal function still have persistent hypertension.” Investigators found that “independent factors associated with hypertension (P<0.05) were: disease duration (odds ratio 1.06, 95% CI 0.91-1.24); longer duration interval to complete remission (OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.02-1.19); number or relapses (OR 2.53, 95% CI 1.01-6.3); and CyA use (OR 5.3, 95% CI 1.14-23.9).”