Table 7.

Comparison of important inflammatory and clinical markers between patients with active and inactive disease (Mann-Whitney U test)

Parameter	Active disease	Inactive disease	Z	P-value
ESR [mm/h]	28.22 ±13.91	24.33 ±16.00	–1.109	0.267
CRP [mg/ml]	15.31 ±27.96	6.24 ±13.61	–0.832	0.405
C3	0.99 ±0.24	1.12 ±0.19	1.675	0.09
C4	0.22 ±0.08	0.24 ±0.08	0.969	0.332
mRSS	13.22 ±7.39	9.25 ±5.77	–1.386	0.165
BMI	28.59 ±4.24	26.10 ±4.38	–1.518	0.128

ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP – C-reactive protein, C3 – C3 complement concentration, C4 – C4 complement concentration, mRSS – modified Rodnan skin score, BMI – body mass index. Results are given as mean ±SD.