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Table 2 Associations with inflammatory cytokines

From: Fatigue severity in anti-nuclear antibody-positive individuals does not correlate with pro-inflammatory cytokine levels or predict imminent progression to symptomatic disease

Cytokine

All ANA+, ρ

ANS, ρ

UCTD, ρ

SARD, ρ

A. FACIT-F

 Type I IFN

0.071

0.118

0.213

− 0.029

 IL-6

− 0.072

− 0.092

− 0.224

0.015

 TNF-α

− 0.101

− 0.093

− 0.135

− 0.152

B. WPI

 Type I IFN

− 0.064

− 0.142

− 0.038

− 0.022

 IL-6

0.239 (0.014)*

0.308 (0.053)

0.211

0.288 (0.084)

 TNF-α

0.090

0.258

0.083

0.201

C. SS score

 Type I IFN

− 0.164 (0.081)

− 0.132

− 0.204

− 0.076

 IL-6

0.174 (0.075)

0.223

0.397 (0.036)

0.090

 TNF-α

− 0.005

0.089

0.057

0.011

  1. *Significant differences are indicated in italics with the p value shown in the brackets. Any p values less than 0.1 are also shown as indicative of trends