Table 2.

hsa_circ_0049224 and has_circ_0049220 expression in SLE patients with different clinical characteristics.

Group	Positive/negative	Cases	hsa_circ_0049224 expression	hsa_circ_0049224 expression
Photosensitivity	Positive	13	0.38±0.17*	0.39±0.11*
	Negative	5	0.67±0.18	0.75±0.18
Malar rash	Positive	11	0.40±0.16	0.41±0.16
	Negative	7	0.56±0.23	0.61±0.28
Raynaud’s phenomenon	Positive	10	0.36±0.17*	0.44±0.19
	Negative	8	0.60±0.21	0.55±0.28
Alopecia	Positive	8	0.51±0.23	0.45±0.21
	Negative	10	0.43±0.22	0.44±0.21
DLE	Positive	7	0.48±0.21	0.49±0.24
	Negative	11	0.46±0.23	0.49±0.23
Anti-dsDNA	Positive	12	0.38±0.20*	0.41±0.22*
	Negative	6	0.64±0.15	0.65±0.19
Anti-ssDNA	Positive	10	0.48±0.24	0.45±0.25
	Negative	8	0.45±0.21	0.54±0.21

^*Patients with vs. patients without clinical characteristics (P<0.05).