Table 3 Correlations between BCL-2 and laboratory findings, activity, and chronicity index in the LN group

Urine 24-h protein

R

0.510

0.482

0.461

p value

0.004^*

0.007^*

0.010^*

Serum creatinine

R

0.148

0.048

0.314

p value

0.436

0.801

0.091

Serum C3

R

− 0.655

− 0.464

− 0.721

p value

< 0.001^*

0.010^*

< 0.001^*

Serum C4

R

− 0.628

− 0.457

− 0.719

p value

< 0.001^*

0.011^*

< 0.001^*

Serum anti-dsDNA

R

0.549

0.296

0.664

p value

0.002^*

0.112

< 0.001^*

Activity index

R

− 0.023

0.168

0.107

p value

0.902

0.374

0.574

Chronicity index

R

0.682

0.466

0.710

p value

< 0.001^*

0.009^*

< 0.001^*