Assessment of atherosclerotic risk factors and endothelial function in children and young adults with pediatric‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract

Pediatric SLE patients had significantly decreased levels of HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I and elevated titers of autoantibodies to Ox-LDL. Despite these atherosclerotic risk factors, SLE patients had normal measures of oxidized state and endothelial function.