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. 2009 Feb 1;2008:407972. doi: 10.1155/2008/407972

Table 4.

The significance of the association of TNF-α with versus without individual clinical manifestations and pathergy reaction.

TNF-α levels (pg/mL) in patients with TNF-α levels (pg/mL) in patients without
Manifestations No. of patients Median (Range) Median (Range) P-values
Oral ulcer 31 70 (15–228) 20 (15–150) P = .00*
Genital ulcer 23 54 (17–228) 21 (15–228) P = .00*
Ocular lesion 18 99 (30–228) 21 (15–180) P = .00*
Vascular lesion 37 84 (15–228) 21 (15–145) P = .00*
Arthritis/arthralgia 25 38 (15–228) 28 (15–228) P = .49
EN/PPE 31 45 (15–228) 22 (15–228) P = .086
(+) pathergy 35 45 (15–228) 21 (15–228) P = .00*

P* < .05 by Mann-Whitney U test (statistically significant with versus without clinical manifestations).

Data are presented as median values and their individual ranges within parentheses.