As presented in Table 1, patients in the LN group exhibited significantly higher levels of SLEDAI-2K scores, 24-h proteinuria, BUN, Cr, UA, ESR, CRP, anti-dsDNA antibody, D-dimer, TG, TC, and LDL-C compared to those in the non-LN group (all P < 0.01). Here, CRP is linked to lobular neoplasia.