Table 4.

hsCRP level and clinical disease activity in various systems

hsCRP level (mg/L)
Systems	Active disease	Inactive disease	P
Renal	7.53±16.0	4.13±11.6	0.02
Hematological	9.9±19.7	4.03±11.0	0.92
Musculoskeletal	13.5±22.0	4.02±11.1	<0.001
Dermatological	9.64±18.4	3.95±11.1	0.01
Neuropsychiatric	4.42±0.65	4.88±12.7	0.16
Serositis	34.5±40.9	3.92±9.43	0.005
Cutaneous vasculitis	9.51±6.98	4.74±12.8	0.001

^*P values (Mann Whitney U test)

hsCRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein