Group I (n = 25) | Group II (n = 25) | Group III (n = 20) | Test of Sig. | p | |
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ANA | |||||
1 \64 | 20 (80%) | 22 (88%) | 10 (50%) | χ2=23.25* | <0.001* |
1 \40 | 5 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | ||
1 \640 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (10%) | ||
1 \180 | 0 (0%) | 3 (12%) | 7 (35%) | ||
Anti-DNA | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | 104 (64-145) | – | 64 (64 – 180) | U =30.0 | 0.408 |
Mean ± SD. | 104.3 ± 35.6 | – | 99.4 ± 49.2 | ||
RF | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | 42 (18 – 64) | – | 72 (64 – 80) | t =5.095* | <0.001* |
Mean ± SD. | 42 ± 15.5 | – | 72 ± 8.6 | ||
Anti CCP | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | 72 (55 – 94) | – | 79 (64 – 95) | t =1.356 | 0.188 |
Mean ± SD. | 72 ± 12.9 | – | 79.3 ± 11.7 | ||
ESR | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | 88 (35-118) | 74(33 – 130) | 96 (75 – 126) | H =10.051* | 0.007* |
Mean ± SD. | 81.8b# ± 27.2 | 73.4b ± 30.7 | 101a# ± 17.3 | ||
CRP | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | 53 (12 – 95) | 34 (14 –114) | 72 (32 – 105) | H =6.010* | 0.049* |
Mean ± SD. | 52.6b# ± 24.9 | 50.8b ± 34.5 | 71.7a# ± 23.9 | ||
Ferritin | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | – | 627.5(430–725) | 618 (436 – 724) | t =0.266 | 0.792 |
Mean ± SD. | – | 591.7 ± 97.5 | 602 ± 105.4 | ||
LDH | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | – | 556(290 – 826) | 543 (358 – 753) | t =0.116 | 0.908 |
Mean ± SD. | – | 541.7 ± 171.7 | 536 ± 131 | ||
β2-M | |||||
Median (Min. – Max.) | – | 63.5 (43 – 142) | 59 (46 – 73) | U =190.0 | 0.507 |
Mean ± SD. | – | 75.8 ± 32.4 | 60.8 ± 8.4 | ||
AIHA | 1 (4%) | 10 (40%) | 6 (30%) | χ2=9.31* | 0.01* |