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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 3 NFC score and SLEDAI correlations with age, disease duration, and serum cytokines levels in SLE patients

From: Nailfold capillaroscopy in Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients: correlation with demographic features and serum levels of IL 17A and IFNs I

Parameters

NFC score (P value)

SLEDAI (P value)

Age (years)

NS

NS

Disease duration (months)

NS

0.03

SLEDAI

0.021

–

IL-17A (ng/ml)

NS

0.04

IFN-α (ng/ml)

NS

0.036

IFN-β (ng/ml)

NS

0.038

  1. NFC nailfold capillaroscopy, SLEDAI systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index, IL-17A interleukin 17A, IFN-α interferon alpha, IFN-β interferon beta, NS non-significant. P was considered significant when it was ≤ 0.05 and non-significant when more than 0.05
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