Table 3.
Correlations between proportions of different T cell subsets and disease activity index in Chinese patients with SLE
| SLEDAI score | C3 | C4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD3+CD4+ T cells | -0.075 | 0.108 | 0.182 |
| Fas+ | 0.213 | 0.076 | 0.022 |
| Tim-3+Fas+ | 0.143 | -0.488b | -0.476b |
| Tim-3+ | 0.178 | -0.549b | -0.453b |
| CD3+CD4- T cells | 0.205 | -0.125 | 0.124 |
| Fas+ | -0.025 | 0.084 | -0.035 |
| Tim-3+Fas+ | 0.112 | -0.441b | -0.495b |
| Tim-3+ | 0.156 | -0.513b | -0.416b |
| SLEDAI score | 1.0 | -0.448b | -0.374a |
| C3 | -0.448b | 1.0 | 0.716b |
| C4 | -0.374a | 0.716b | 1.0 |
aCorrelation significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
bCorrelation significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)