Table 1.
Cellular and biochemical analysis of SF from RA and OA patients.
| RA (mean±SEM, values range) | OA (mean±SEM, values range) | P≤ | |
| Leukocytes 103/mL | 10.5 ± 2.1 (1.5–21) | 1.95 ± 0.7 (0.2–4.8) | .01 |
| Neutrophiles % | 81.1 ± 2.7 (65–93) | 26.7 ± 3.3 (16–39) | .001 |
| Neutrophiles 103/mL | 8.7 ± 1.8 (1.2–18.3) | 0.4 ± 0.1 (0.06–0.77) | .001 |
| Lymphocytes % | 15.9 ± 2.3 (7–32) | 70.2 ± 3.9 (58–84) | .001 |
| Lymphocytes 103/mL | 15.9 ± 2.3 (7–32) | 1.5 ± 0.6 (0.1–4) | NS |
| Monocytes % | 2.91 ± 0.9 (0–9) | 1.7 ± 0.6 (0–4) | NS |
| Total protein g% | 4.9 ± 1.2 (4.4–5.8) | 4.5 ± 1.5 (4.1–5.2) | NS |
| Albumines g% | 2.1 ± 1.5 (1.4–2.9) | 1.5 ± 1.4 (1.1–2.0) | NS |
| Lactoferrin μg/mL | 3.8 ± 0.2 (3.2–5.2) | 2.8 ± 0.2 (2–3.5) | .01 |