Antilymphocyte Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association with Disease Activity and Lymphopenia

Table 3

The relation between ALA and other laboratory parameters in SLE.

Laboratory parameters	ALA negative; (𝑁=75)		ALA positive; (𝑁=55)		χ ^2	𝑃 values
	n	%	n	%
ANA	60	80	52	94.5	5.628	𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝟖^※
Anti-dsDNA	22	29.3	28	50.9	6.241	𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝟐^※
Anti-SSA	20	26.7	22	40.0	2.579	0.108
Anti-SSB	5	6.7	6	10.9	0.737	0.391
Anti-RNP	14	18.7	11	20.0	0.036	0.849
Anti-Sm	10	13.3	7	12.7	0.010	0.919
ESR Elevation	50	66.7	45	81.8	3.702	0.054
CRP Elevation	27	36	17	30.9	0.367	0.544
C3 Decrease	58	77.3	54	98.2	11.562	0.001^※
C4 Decrease	51	68	48	87.3	6.490	0.011^※
IgA Elevation	13	17.3	14	25.5	1.272	0.259
IgG Elevation	34	45.3	29	52.7	0.695	0.405
IgM Elevation	5	6.7	5	9.1	0.263	0.608
Leucopenia	31	41.3	32	58.2	3.606	0.058
Thrombocytopenia	16	21.3	8	14.5	0.971	0.324

^※𝑃<0.05.