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)	value^a
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)	34.53^a; (25.83)	27.75^a; (20.76)	14.09^a; (25.12)	36.88; (2)	<0.001
Anti-C1q; (U/mL)	19.67^a; (43.59)	2.75^a; (5.69)	1.47^a; (2.64)	42.47; (2)	<0.001

Statistically significant difference between pairs at by post hoc test Bonferroni’s procedure.