Serum Levels of Three Angiogenic Factors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Their Clinical Significance

Table 2

Serum Levels of PlGF, bFGF, and VEGF among groups (mean ± standard deviation).

Groups	PlGF (pg/mL)	bFGF (pg/mL)	VEGF (pg/mL)
Control group	41.53 ± 3.40	23.87 ± 24.53	47.29 ± 52.62
All SLE group	51.51 ± 20.75^b	69.75 ± 88.88^b	91.47 ± 108.67^a
Active SLE group	54.40 ± 24.35^b	73.49 ± 103.26^b	100.87 ± 129.89^a
Inactive SLE group	45.71 ± 8.20^a	62.28 ± 50.87^b	72.70 ± 39.05

Note: When compared with the control group, ^a𝑃<0.05, ^b𝑃<0.01.