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Table 5 Results of a correlation analysis including cellular and serological parameters as well as SLEDAI-2k

From: Differential effects of cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil on cellular and serological parameters in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

  

SLEDAI-2k

HLADR high CD27 ++ CD38 ++ (/μl)

FLC kappa

FLC lambda

IgG

IgA

HLADRhighCD27++CD38++ (/μl)

p

0.0350

     

rs

0.1547

FLCkappa

p

0.0004

0.0002

    

rs

0.2591

0.2760

FLClambda

p

0.0002

0.0003

<0.0001

   

rs

0.2726

0.2655

0.8479

 

IgG

p

ns

0.0002

<0.0001

<0.0001

  

rs

 

0.2703

0.5105

0.4328

IgA

p

ns

<0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

 

rs

 

0.3306

0.3536

0.3950

0.3027

IgM

p

ns

ns

0.0423

0.0117

ns

ns

rs

  

0.1528

0.1890

  1. Data from 186 patients with SLE are shown. Results were determined by nonparametric Spearman correlation; FLC: free light chains; Ig: immunoglobulin; HLADRhighCD27++CD38++: plasmablasts; SLEDAI-2 k: SLE disease activity index; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.