Plasma Interleukin-37 Is Elevated in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Its Correlation with Disease Activity and Th1/Th2/Th17-Related Cytokines

Table 3

Correlations between plasma Th1/Th2/Th17-related cytokines and DAS28 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

	Coefficient
TNF-α	0.388	0.028
IL-1β	0.360	0.043
IL-2	0.398	0.024
IL-4	0.443	0.011
IL-5	0.243	0.180
IL-6	0.380	0.032
IL-7	0.365	0.040
IL-8	0.097	0.599
IL-10	0.439	0.012
IL-12	0.394	0.026
IL-13	0.297	0.099
IL-17	0.123	0.501
G-CSF	0.210	0.248
GM-CSF	0.403	0.022
IFN-γ	0.440	0.012
MCP-1	0.353	0.047
MIP-1β	−0.228	0.209

Pearson’s correlation test was used for statistical analysis. value less than 0.05.