Table 2.

Comparison of ESR, ANA, anti-dsDNA Ab, CH₅₀ and the percentages of lymphocyte subsets between active and quiescent SLE

Parameters	Quiescent disease (n = 34)	Active disease (n = 26)	P*
ESR (mm/1st h)
Median	14	42	0·00012
[range]	[2–120]	[3–120]
(25th, 75th percentiles)	(8, 22)	(20, 62)
ANA (serum dilution)
Median	500	8000	0·000003
[range]	[250–16000]	[250–64000]
(25th, 75th percentiles)	(500, 2000)	(2000, 32 000)
Anti-dsDNA antibody (IU/ml)
Median	0	22	0·001
[range]	[0–618]	[0–459]
(25th, 75th percentiles)	(0, 20)	(13, 63)
CH50
(% of normal pooled sera)
Median	90	70	0·009
[range]	[46–143]	[12–136]
(25th, 75th percentiles)	(78, 106)	(60, 90)
% CD3+DR+ lymphocytes†
Median	9·2	22·7	0·000001
[range]	[3·58–36·2]	[10·66–55·78]
(25th, 75th percentiles)	(7·16, 12·44)	(20·06, 30·00)
% CD3+CD4+DR+ lymphocytes
Median	4·63	7·34	0·0007
[range]	[1·48–17·3]	[2·66–19·06]
(25th, 75th percentiles)	(3·04, 5·78)	(5·16, 10·59)
% CD3+CD8+DR+ lymphocytes
Median	4·33	17·52	0·0000001
[range]	[1·3–16·08]	[6·56–40·86]
(25th, 75th percentiles)	(3·46, 6·34)	(9·44, 19·90)

^*Comparisons were made with the nonparametric Mann–Whitney U-test.

^†Among total lymphocytes.