Research Article
The Usefulness of Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules and Anti-C1q Antibody in Monitoring Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity
Table 2
Summary of comparison between levels of serum markers in active SLE, nonactive SLE, and control groups.
| Variables | Active SLE Median (IQR) | Nonactive SLE Median (IQR) | Control Median (IQR) | statistic (df) | valuea |
| ICAM-1 (ng/mL) | 194.41 (330.48) | 146.62 (88.11) | 109.68 (190.30) | 4.46 (2) | 0.107 |
| VCAM-1 (ng/mL) | 34.53a (25.83) | 27.75a (20.76) | 14.09a (25.12) | 36.88 (2) | <0.001 |
| Anti-C1q (U/mL) | 19.67a (43.59) | 2.75a (5.69) | 1.47a (2.64) | 42.47 (2) | <0.001 |
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Statistically significant difference between pairs at by post hoc test Bonferroni’s procedure.
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