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Table 3 Comparison of levels of auto-antibodies between the two groups

From: The relationship between cancer and medication exposure in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a nested case-control study

Auto-antibodies

Cancer group (n = 51) (positive/total, percentage)

Control group (n = 204) (positive/total, percentage)

P value

ANA

37/37, 100%

198/200, 99.00%

1.00

Anti-dsDNA

15/35, 42.86%

95/180, 52.78%

0.36

Anti-Sm

5/36, 13.89%

33/172, 19.19%

0.63

Anti-RO52

26/37, 70.27%

110/172, 63.95%

0.57

Anti-RO60

20/37, 54.05%

110/172, 63.95%

0.57

Anti-SSB

4/36, 11.11%

16/172, 9.30%

0.76

Anti-Nuc

11/36, 30.56%

70/172, 40.70%

0.35

Anti-His

7/36, 19.44%

50/172, 29.07%

0.31

Anti-Rib

10/36, 27.78%

58/172, 33.72%

0.56

Anti-nRNP

11/36, 30.56%

64/172, 37.21%

0.57

  1. ANA antinuclear antibody, anti-dsDNA anti-double-stranded DNA antibody, anti-Sm anti-Sm antibody, anti-RO52 anti-RO52 antibody, anti-RO60 anti-RO60 antibody, anti-SSB anti-SSB antibody, anti-Nuc anti-nucleosome antibody, anti-His anti-histone antibody, anti-Rib anti-ribosome antibody, anti-nRNP anti-nRNP antibody