{
  "abstract": "Objective Lupus nephritis (LN) is a prevalent renal manifestation in patients with SLE, with kidney biopsy remaining the gold standard for evaluating disease activity. However, the invasive nature of biopsy and associated risks highlight the need for a non-invasive predictive tool. This study aimed to construct and validate predictive models for the activity index (AI) and tubulointerstitial lesions (TIL) in patients with LN as an alternative tool to assist clinicians in decision-making when kidney biopsy is not feasible.Methods We enrolled 266 patients with LN diagnosed by kidney biopsy from three centres, divided into a training cohort (n=213) and a validation cohort (n=53). Patients were stratified by AI and TIL scores: high AI (AI >4), low AI (AI ≤4), high TIL (TIL >4) and low TIL (TIL ≤4). Clinicopathological data were systematically collected. Multivariate logistic regression was employed to identify significant risk factors for high AI and TIL, and nomograms for individualised assessment were constructed. Model performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves, decision curve analysis, calibration plots and the Hosmer-Lemeshow test.Results The key independent risk factors for high AI included lymphocyte count, haematuria, albumin, serum creatinine, complement 4 and antihistone antibodies. For high TIL, the risk factors included age, haemoglobin, platelet count, blood urea nitrogen and antiribosomal P antibodies. Both nomograms demonstrated favourable performance in terms of discrimination and calibration across both cohorts.Conclusion The developed nomograms provide reliable, non-invasive tools for identifying patients with LN with high AI and TIL, which can improve clinical risk assessment and help guide more personalised management strategies.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Zishan Lin"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Bingjing Jiang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, the Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Fan Wu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Wenfeng Wang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, The Second Hospital of Longyan, Longyan, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yufeng Liang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Shidong Xie"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Hong Chen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Jianxin Wan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Caiming Chen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China",
        "Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yanfang Xu"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Development and validation of nomograms for predicting activity index and tubulointerstitial lesions in lupus nephritis: a multicentre study",
  "uid": "5368c883-c237-5573-b8b0-0afd78abcc2f"
}