International Journal of Rheumatology / 2017 / Article / Tab 2 / Clinical Study
Effect of Curcuma xanthorrhiza Supplementation on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Hypovitamin D Which Were Given Vitamin D3 towards Disease Activity (SLEDAI), IL-6, and TGF-β 1 Serum Table 2 Laboratory characteristics of research subjects.
Characteristics Vitamin D3 + placebo ( = 20) Vitamin D3 + Curcuma xanthorrhiza ( ) valueHb (g/dL) (mean ± SD) 11.2 ± 1.6 11.9 ± 1.26 0.122 Total Lymphocytes Count (TLC) (mean ± SD) (…/mm3 ) 1321.5 ± 608.2 1027.3 ± 384.4 0.081 Vitamin D (ng/ml) (mean ± SD) 14.9 ± 7.5 14.3 ± 6.5 0.779 Calcium (mg/dl) (mean ± SD) 8.9 ± 0.6 8.8 ± 0.4 0.630 Anti-dsDNA (IU/ml) (median; IQR) 43.7 (IQR: 22.7–207.0) 56.2 (IQR: 21.9–172.7) 0.903 AST (U/L) (mean ± SD) 25.4 ± 3.6 27.3 ± 3.3 0.641 ALT (U/L) (mean ± SD) 25.4 ± 4.6 25.2 ± 3.6 0.426 Urea (mg/dl) (mean ± SD) 28.4 ± 22.5 26.9 ± 10.7 0.491 Creatinine (mg/dl) (mean ± SD) 0.6 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.5 0.623 Protein-creatinine ratio (mg/g) 655 (IQR: 197.5–1637.5) 400 (IQR: 30.0–75.0) ESR (mm/jam) (mean ± SD) 41.6 ± 23.3 49.9 ± 9 0.235 C3 (ug/ml) (median; IQR) 688.5 (IQR: 623.2–776.1) 652.3 (IQR: 592.8–870.1) 0.643 C4 (mg/ml) (median; IQR) 0.2 (IQR: 0.1–0.3) 0.2 (IQR: 0.1–0.3) 0.908 IL-6 (pg/ml) (median; IQR) 11.1 (IQR: 6.6–18.1) 6.8 (IQR: 4.7–15.5) 0.396 TGF-β 1 (pg/ml) (median; IQR) 286.6 (IQR: 248.8–341.9) 279.3 (IQR: 249.3–313.1) 0.627 Ratio TGF-β 1/IL-6 (mean ± SD) 35.2 ± 22.3 30.5 ± 18.1 0.469
IQR: interquartile.