Correlation of Circulating Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein Ligand Levels with Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Table 3

Serum GITRL level in SLE patients with or without clinical characteristics.

Clinical characteristic	Present	Absent	𝑃 value
	(𝑛) Mean ± SD	(𝑛) Mean ± SD
Alopecia	(13) 437.2 ± 136.6	(45) 371.7 ± 90.76	0.6933
Rash	(34) 481.8 ± 116.3	(24) 251.2 ± 77.81	0.1052
Arthritis	(11) 503.9 ± 201.3	(47) 355.7 ± 81.38	0.5061
Fever	(15) 506.8 ± 162.8	(43) 327.8 ± 81.28	0.3339
Chest affection	(20) 516.9 ± 183.9	(38) 317.7 ± 64.74	0.3176
Anemia	(28) 472.2 ± 138.5	(30) 306.3 ± 70.83	0.2926
Leukopenia	(23) 273.7 ± 22.82	(35) 404.4 ± 88.34	0.1576
Thrombocytopenia	(5) 361.3 ± 134.3	(53) 388.8 ± 82.81	0.8669
Renal disease	(33) 418 ± 95.09	(25) 183.3 ± 38.32	0.0273*
Vasculitis	(24) 431.4 ± 106.7	(34) 201.6 ± 29.92	0.0494*

* 𝑃<0.05, means significant difference.