Table 2. Serum IL-17 levels compared with the main clinical manifestations.

Clinical Manifestation	Median (pg/mL)	IQR	P-value
Malar Rash			0.5
Yes (N=6)	37.11	10.28
No (N=61)	36.30	12.66
Alopecia			0.1
Yes (N=3)	29.47	12.26
No (N=64)	36.30	12.26
Cutaneous manifestation			0.2
Yes (N=8)	33.16	12.93
No (N=59)	36.30	12.78
Nephritis			0.01*
Yes (N=24)	36.86	16.41
No (N=43)	21.31	11.60
Vasculitis			0.9
Yes (N=4)	39.49	12.55
No (N=63)	35.27	12.55

p≤0.05