Table 2.

Correlation analysis between serum levels of IL-1b, IL-18 and SLE laboratory characteristics

Variables	ds-DNA	AnuA	C3	C4	ESR	SLEDAI
IL-1b	0.584**	0.504*	−0.398*	−0.035	0.566**	0.624**
IL-18	0.544**	0.388	−0.376	−0.161	0.512**	0.612*

Spearman rank correlation analysis: ^*p < 0.05; ^**p < 0.01; ^***p < 0.001