High Avidity dsDNA Autoantibodies in Brazilian Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Correlation with Active Disease and Renal Dysfunction

Table 2

Correlation of total dsDNA antibodies, HA dsDNA antibodies, and ANuA with clinical and laboratory findings in SLE patients.

	Total dsDNA Ab	HA dsDNA Ab	ANuA
SLEDAI	0.33; 0.005	0.45; 0.0001	0.43; <0.0001
ESR	0.29; NS	0.36; 0.003	0.37; <0.0001
C3	−0.34; 0.003	−0.55; <0.0001	−0.32; <0.001
C4	−0.24; NS	−0.34; 0.006	−0.28; 0.002
P/C ratio	0.12; NS	0.24; NS	0.24; NS

Total dsDNA antibody, XY pairs = 72; HA dsDNA antibody, XY pairs = 66; ANuA, XY pairs = 118. NS: not significant.