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Table 2 Laboratory data of the three studied groups

From: TNF-α -308 G>A and IL10 -1082A>G polymorphisms as potential risk factors for lymphoproliferative disorders in autoimmune rheumatic diseases

 

Group I

(n = 25)

Group II

(n = 25)

Group III

(n = 20)

Test of Sig.

p

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*

  1. χ2 Chi square test, F ANOVA test, U Mann Whitney test, t student t-test, H Kruskal Wallis test, # means with common letters are not significant (i.e. means with different letters are significant), ARD autoimmune rheumatic disease, LPD lympho-proliferative disease, yrs years, ANA anti-nuclear antibody, RF Rheumatoid factor, Anti-CCP anti-cyclic citrullinated protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, β2-M β2- microglobulin, AIHA autoimmune hemolytic anemia
  2. * Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05