Fig. 2

Correlation between Beclin-1 gene overexpression and different RA patient’s parameters. a There was a significant positive correlation between Beclin-1 gene expression and disease duration (p = 0.013*). b Beclin-1 gene overexpression is significantly correlated with disease activity. The higher the RA disease activity scores (DAS, patient and physician global health) the more the Beclin-1 gene overexpression level, (P < 0.001). c The Beclin-1 gene overexpression is highly correlated with the disability index (MHAQ), (P < 0.001)