Table 2.
Comparison of anti-Tyro3 antibody according to disease manifestations in 70 new-onset and treatment-naïve SLE patients.
| Anti-Tyro3 IgG (OD 450) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photosensitivity | (+), n = 10 | 0.645 ± 0.185 | 0.185 |
| (-), n = 60 | 0.578 ± 0.177 | ||
| Raynaud's phenomenon | (+), n = 13 | 0.594 ± 0.187 | 0.898 |
| (-), n = 57 | 0.586 ± 0.178 | ||
| Fever | (+), n = 32 | 0.618 ± 0.228 | 0.402 |
| (-), n = 38 | 0.562 ± 0.121 | ||
| Serositis | (+), n = 16 | 0.606 ± 0.153 | 0.243 |
| (-), n = 54 | 0.582 ± 0.187 | ||
| Oral ulcer | (+), n = 16 | 0.698 ± 0.264 | 0.035∗ |
| (-), n = 54 | 0.555 ± 0.131 | ||
| Rash | (+), n = 36 | 0.605 ± 0.214 | 0.953 |
| (-), n = 34 | 0.569 ± 0.132 | ||
| Alopecia | (+), n = 16 | 0.599 ± 0.157 | 0.796 |
| (-), n = 54 | 0.584 ± 0.186 | ||
| Arthritis | (+), n = 42 | 0.607 ± 0.178 | 0.148 |
| (-), n = 28 | 0.558 ± 0.179 | ||
| Vasculitis | (+), n = 5 | 0.634 ± 0.166 | 0.367 |
| (-), n = 65 | 0.584 ± 0.180 | ||
Note: anti-Tyro3 IgG (OD 450) are shown as mean ± SD, and differences between two groups were analyzed using the independent samples t-test for normal data and the Mann-Whitney U test for nonnormal data. SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus. ∗p < 0.05.