Skip to main content

Table 3 Correlation between different variables and cytokine levels in cSLE

From: Th cytokine profile in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Cytokine

SLEDAI-2 K score

CD4+/CD8+

Nephritis

r

P value

r

P value

r

P value

IL-2

0.382

0.028*

0.028

0.887

−0.176

0.329

IL-4

0.188

0.348

−0.277

0.162

0.365

0.061

IL-5

0.173

0.387

−0.150

0.456

0.067

0.738

IL-6

0.514

0.002**

−0.381

0.029*

0.368

0.035*

IL-9

0.310

0.141

−0.270

0.201

0.264

0.212

IL-10

0.429

0.016*

−0.265

0.149

0.227

0.219

IL-13

0.104

0.565

−0.220

0.219

0.284

0.109

IL-17A

0.113

0.553

−0.375

0.041*

0.236

0.210

IL-17F

0.260

0.157

−0.256

0.164

0.252

0.172

IL-21

0.302

0.112

−0.030

0.876

0.328

0.083

IL-22

−0.024

0.893

0.027

0.886

0.298

0.109

IFN-γ

0.085

0.642

−0.445

0.011*

0.314

0.080

TNF-α

0.217

0.277

−0.106

0.599

0.415

0.031*

  1. Spearman correlation analysis; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01