Table 3.
Multiple comparisons of correlation among sFcγRIII levels and laboratory findings in patients
| Correlation coefficient | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sIIIaMφ | P | sIIIa | P | TsIII | P | |
| (a) Controls | ||||||
| Age | 0·801 | < 0·0001† | − 0·068 | 0·738 | 0·030 | 0·882 |
| IgG | − 0·071 | 0·726 | 0·301 | 0·129 | − 0·042 | 0·834 |
| Neutrophils | 0·120 | 0·553 | − 0·152 | 0·451† | 0·231 | 0·249 |
| Platelets | 0·218 | 0·276 | − 0·282 | 0·157 | − 0·079 | 0·694 |
| (b) RA patients | ||||||
| Age | − 0·066 | 0·604 | − 0·029 | 0·821 | − 0·187 | 0·134 |
| RF | − 0·103 | 0·419 | − 0·093 | 0·463 | 0·034 | 0·785 |
| IgG | 0·033 | 0·797 | 0·120 | 0·342 | 0·282 | 0·022* |
| CRP | − 0·204 | 0·106 | 0·247 | 0·047* | − 0·099 | 0·429 |
| Lansbury Index | 0·310 | 0·013* | 0·254 | 0·042* | 0·239 | 0·054 |
| Neutrophils | − 0·148 | 0·244 | 0·005 | 0·971 | 0·064 | 0·608 |
| NK cells | 0·221 | 0·080 | 0·056 | 0·660 | 0·032 | 0·799 |
| Platelets | 0·212 | 0·094 | − 0·198 | 0·115 | − 0·029 | 0·814 |
sIIIaMφ indicates level of sFcγRIIIaMφ; sIIIa, level of sFcγRIIIa; TsIII, level of total sFcγRIII; RF, rheumatoid factor; CRP, C-reactive protein.