Anti-Factor H Antibodies in Egyptian Children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Table 3

Serum levels and correlations of anti-FH.

A: serum anti-FH levels (AU/ml) in patients and controls
Groups	Mean ± SD (range) in AU	Controls (n = 50)		78.3 ± 86.6 (10–430)
Anti-FH-positive HUS (n = 12)		3440 ± 2720.5 (400–8350)
Anti-FH-negative HUS (n = 38)		71 ± 48.4 (10–190)
B: correlations of anti-FH in the anti-FH-positive patients
Parameter				Anti-FH titer
				R		p value
C3	−0.49	0.08	C4	−0.31	0.3
Hb level				−0.45		0.1
LDH level				−0.46		0.1
Platelet count				−0.36		0.2
Creatinine levels				−0.33		0.3
Factor H levels				0.08		0.7

Analysis was done using Spearman’s correlation test.