Decreased plasma levels of soluble CD18 link leukocyte infiltration with disease activity in spondyloarthritis

Table 2 Associations at time of inclusion between plasma soluble CD18 levels in all spondyloarthritis patients and self-assessment scores after correction for age, disease duration, HLA-B27 status, and treatment

		BASDAI	BASFI	Patient pain	Patient global	Morning stiffness, level	Morning stiffness, duration
sCD18	r^a	-0.29	- 0.083	- 0.14	- 0.11	-0.27	- 0.15
	P	0.026	0.54	0.30	0.42	0.042	0.26

Bold numbers indicate significant correlations. ^aPartial correlation coefficients. BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; sCD18, soluble CD18.

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