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Table 2.

Correlations between B-cell subsets, interferon scores, BAFF levels, autoantibodies and complement factors in iSLE and SLE patients

	IFN		BAFF		IgG		Anti- dsDNA		Anti- SSA		Anti- Smith		C3		C4
	iSLE	SLE	iSLE	SLE	iSLE	SLE	iSLE	SLE	iSLE	SLE	iSLE	SLE	iSLE	SLE	iSLE	SLE
Trans	0.50^**	0.49^**				0.47^**
Naïve					−0.36^*
Memory		−0.38^*	−0.35^*									−0.39^*
SMB	0.47^**										0.40^*
NSMB	−0.51^**								−0.44^*		−0.40^*
PB/PC	0.38^*				0.48^**
ABC					0.39^*
IFN	NA	NA		0.35^*	0.44^*				0.51^*	0.39^*	0.41^*	0.42^*	−0.46^**	−0.32^*	−0.48^**
BAFF		0.35^*	NA	NA			−0.42^*

Correlation coefficients were calculated with Spearman correlation.

P < 0.05,

^**

P < 0.01.

BAFF: B-cell-activating factor; iSLE: incomplete SLE; Trans: proportions of transitional B-cells; Naïve: proportions of naïve B-cells; Memory: proportions of memory B-cells; SMB: proportions of switched memory B-cells; NSMB: proportions of non-switched memory B-cells; PB/PC: proportions of plasma blasts/plasma cells; ABCs: proportions of age-associated B-cells; C3 and C4: complements 3 and 4; NA: not applicable.