Table 1.
Correlations of SF EAA, TNF-α, chemokine levels and white blood cell counts derived from patients with active arthropathies
| Asp | TNF-α | RANTES | MIP-1α | IL-8 | WBC† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glu | ||||||
| r2 = | 0·55 | 0·02 | 0·20 | 0·06 | 0·21 | 0·09 |
| P = | <0·01 | 0·31 | 0·03 | 0·09 | <0·01 | 0·053 |
| Asp | ||||||
| r2 = | 0·07 | 0·29 | 0·19 | 0·04 | 0·03 | |
| P = | 0·06 | <0·01 | <0·01 | 0·23 | 0·29 | |
| TNF-α | ||||||
| r2 = | 0·09 | 0·06 | 0·19 | 0·09 | ||
| P = | 0·16 | 0·11 | <0·01 | 0·06 | ||
| RANTES | ||||||
| r2 = | 0·24 | 0·25 | 0·01 | |||
| P = | 0·02 | 0·01 | 0·60 | |||
| MIP-1α | ||||||
| r2 = | 0·30 | 0·48 | ||||
| P = | <0·01 | 0·18 | ||||
| IL-8 | ||||||
| r2 = | 0·74 | |||||
| P = | <0·01 | |||||
The analyses were performed by the Pearson product-moment correlation. SF mediator concentrations were analysed independent of disease. TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor-alpha. Chemokines: RANTES (Regulated upon Activation Normally T-cell Expressed and Secreted), MIP-1α (macrophage inflammatory protein-1α) and IL-8 (Interleukin-8).
†
white blood cell count/mm3. The number of samples for each mediator correlation comparison ranged from 22 to 44.