Correlation | Study 1 (n = 15) | Study 2 (n = 32) | ||
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r | P | r | P | |
RF/SF immune complexes | ||||
IgG in SF precipitates/TNF-α induced by SF precipitates | 0.604 | 0.0239 | 0.503 | 0.0051 |
RF/TNF-α induced by SF precipitates | 0.404 | 0.1310 (NS) | 0.594 | 0.001 |
RF/IgG in SF precipitates | 0.729 | 0.0064 | 0.360 | 0.0449 |
RF/serum immune complexes | ||||
IgG in serum precipitates/TNF-α induced by serum precipitates | 0.171 | NS | -0.265 | NS |
RF/TNF-α induced by serum precipitates | 0.332 | NS | 0.329 | NS |
RF/IgG in serum precipitates | 0.346 | NS | 0.388 | 0.0308 |
Anti-CCP/SF immune complexes | ||||
Anti-CCP/TNF-α induced by SF precipitates | ND | ND | 0.043 | NS |
Anti-CCP/IgG in SF precipitates | ND | ND | 0.083 | NS |
Anti-CCP/serum immune complexes | ||||
Anti-CCP/TNF-α induced by serum precipitates | ND | ND | 0.191 | NS |
Anti-CCP/IgG in serum precipitates | ND | ND | 0.246 | NS |