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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Feb 14;83(1):172–178. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.02.020

Table IV.

BP180 and BP230 levels via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay testing compared with C3d, direct immunofluorescent (DIF), and indirect immunofluorescent (IIF) results

Variable* C3d (+) (n = 21)) C3d (−) (n = 30) P value* C3d true positive (N = 20) C3d false negative (n = 7) P value
BP180 74.9 (34.5, 121.2) 2.8 (1.6, 5.6) <.0001 76.6 (40.1, 131.1) 5.6 (3.0, 139.7) .06
BP230 43.3 (6.7, 75.6) 3.4 (1.5, 5.9) <.0001 51.5 (10.1, 78.4) 12.6 (4.3, 71.8) .38
DIF (+) (n = 17) DIF (−) (n = 34) DIF true positive (n = 17) DIF false negative (n = 10)

BP180 86.9 (34.5, 141.0) 3.3 (1.6, 8.8) <.0001 86.9 (34.5, 141.0) 35.0 (5.6, 73.9) .08
BP230 59.7 (6.3,75.6) 4.1 (1.5,7.0) .0021 59.7 (6.3, 75.6) 26.4 (12.6, 60.9) .76
IIF (+) (N = 19) IIF (−)(N=32) IIF true positive (n = 19) IIF false negative (n = 8)

BP180 74.9 (22.5, 139.7) 2.8 (1.6, 9.8) <.0001 74.9 (22.5, 139.7) 32.5 (17.6, 150.1) .56
BP230 60.9 (12.6, 105.9) 3.5 (1.5, 6.3) <.0001 60.9 (12.6, 105.9) 12.8 (5.5, 26.4) .03
*

Data are presented as the median (interquartile range).

Wilcoxon rank sum test.