Serum Interleukin-6 Expression Level and Its Clinical Significance in Patients with Dermatomyositis

Table 2

Correlation between IL-6 and clinical features in patients with DM.

Variables	𝑟𝑠	𝑃 value
Sex	−0.013	0.952
Age (years)	0.009	0.968
Course of DM (months)	−0.322	0.134
Muscle weakness	−0.011	0.961
ILD	0.100	0.651
Gottron’s sign	0.215	0.325
Heliotrope eruption	0.121	0.582
Arthritis	0.079	0.721
Fever	0.569	0.005

ILD: interstitial lung disease.