Table 4.
HC, healthy control; CRP, C-reactive protein; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.
*Percentages of CD27high plasma cells are significantly higher in three groups (SLE, SLE with infection, non-SLE with infection), when compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05).
†Mean CRP levels are higher in SLE with infection and non-SLE with infection, when compared to SLE (p < 0.05).
‡Mean percentage of CD27high plasma cells is significantly lower in SLE, when compared to SLE with infection (p < 0.05).