TABLE 4.

CRP, CAR, albumin levels and ESR in severe and non-severe clinical activity

	Clinical activity		p
	Non-severe Mean±SD	Severe Mean±SD
CRP (mg/dl)	1.19±2.09	7.57±5.94	0.001*
CAR	0.34±0.61	2.73±2.32	0.001*
Albumin (g/dl)	3.95±0.65	2.98±0.55	0.001*
ESR (mm/h)	23.36±16.92	57.63±23.15	0.001*

Mann Whitney U Test

^*p<0.05. CRP: C-reactive protein; CAR: CRP/albumin ratio; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; SD: Standard deviation.