Anti-CCP Antibody Levels Are Not Associated with MS: Results from a Case-Control Study

Table 1

Groups’ characteristics and comparisons for age, gender, and anti-CCP.

	MS group ()	RA group ()	Control group ()	value
Age (years, mean ± SD)	36.72 ± 8.82	40.87 ± 10.17	38.22 ± 11.59	0.121
Gender (female, %)	38 (76%)	40 (77%)	32 (64%)	0.270
Anti-CCP levels	3.29 ± 1.92^a	106.84 ± 106.82^b	3.20 ± 1.67^a	0.001
Anti-CCP (positive, %)	0 (0%)	43 (83%)	0 (0%)
EDSS scores	2.37 ± 1.57
Correlation; (anti-CCP and EDSS)	−0.025

MS, multiple sclerosis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; anti-CCP, anticyclic citrullinated peptide.
Note: when compared with the RA group, ^a; when compared with the control group or the MS group, ^b.