Table 3.

Correlation of lnc‐ITSN1‐2 relative expression with inflammatory markers

Items		CRP	TNF‐α	IL‐1β	IL‐6	IL‐8	IL‐17	IL‐22
lnc‐ITSN1‐2	P value	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001
	Correlation coefficient (r)	0.398	0.502	0.313	0.207	0.400	0.272	0.222

Correlation was determined by Spearman's rank correlation test.

Abbreviations: CRP, C‐reactive protein; IL, interleukin; TNF‐α, tumor necrosis factor‐α.