Table 2.
The correlations between the levels of sMer/sTyro3 and clinical features in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients
| sMer | sTyro3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | r | P‐value | r | P‐value |
| Age (years) | 0·094 | 0·118 | 0·044 | 0·466 |
| WBC | 0·027 | 0·653 | 0·192 | 0·001 |
| RBC | −0·091 | 0·183 | 0·023 | 0·726 |
| Hb | −0·114 | 0·095 | 0·008 | 0·899 |
| PLT | 0·121 | 0·078 | 0·063 | 0·340 |
| IgA | 0·029 | 0·634 | 0·066 | 0·276 |
| IgM | 0·063 | 0·299 | 0·163 | 0·007 |
| IgG | 0·003 | 0·963 | 0·080 | 0·186 |
| ESR | 0·093 | 0·125 | −0·007 | 0·912 |
| CRP | 0·125 | 0·064 | 0·028 | 0·639 |
| RF | 0·041 | 0·494 | 0·133 | 0·026 |
| Anti‐CCP antibody | −0·076 | 0·230 | 0·018 | 0·781 |
| SJC | 0·092 | 0·127 | 0·159 | 0·008 |
| TJC | 0·081 | 0·181 | 0·226 | 0·001 |
Anti‐CCP antibody = anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody; CRP = C‐reactive protein; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Hb = haemoglobin; Ig = immunoglobulin; PLT = platelet; RBC = red blood cell; RF = rheumatoid factor; SJC = swollen joint counts; sMer = soluble Mer; sTyro3 = soluble Tyro3; TJC = tender joint counts; WBC = white blood cell. Bold fonts highlights the significant correlation between clinical parameters and sTyro3 levels.