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. 2014 Jun 20;9(6):e99323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099323

Table 2. Detection of autoantibodies in patients with ON.

RON (n = 76) BON (n = 54) ION (n = 60) p1 p2 p3
ANA(1∶160) 7 (9.21%) 3 (5.56%) 1 (1.67%)
ANA(1∶320) 8 (13.33%) 6 (11.11%) 1 (1.67%)
ANA(1∶640) 3 (3.95%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.67%)
ANA(1∶1000) 2 (2.62%) 2 (3.70%) 0 (0.00%)
20 (26.32%) 11 (20.37%) 3 (5.00%) 0.432 <0.001** 0.013**
SSA 18 (22.78%) 2 (3.70%) 2 (2.25%)
SSB 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
SSA+SSB 5 (6.58%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.67%)
23 (30.26%) 2 (3.70%) 3 (5.00%) <0.001** <0.001** 1.00
ACL 2 (2.63%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.67%)
β2-GPI 5 (6.58%) 5 (9.26%) 1 (1.67%)
ACL+β2-GPI 2 (2.63%) 1 (1.85%) 3 (3.37%)
9 (11.84%) 6 (11.11%) 5 (8.33%) 0.64 0.15 0.63
A-AQP-4 Ab(>1∶10) 10 (13.16%) 3 (5.56%) 0 (0.00%) 0.044* 0.01** 0.103
A-ds DNA 3 (3.95%) 1 (1.85%) 0 (0.00%) 0.868 0.333 0.958
RF 5 (6.58%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0.144 0.117 N/A
Total 39 (51.31%) 21 (38.89%) 8 (13.33%) 0.16 <0.001** 0.002**

ANA: antinuclear antibody, SSA and SSB: extractable nuclear antigen antibodies, RF:rheumatoid factor,ACL: anticardiolipin antibody, AQP-4: aquaporin-4; A-ds DNA: anti-double-stranded DNA antibody;

* = p<0.05; ** = p<0.01. p1 = RON vs. BON; p2 = RON vs. ION; p3 = BON vs. ION.