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. 2021 Jun 14;23:168. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02545-4

Table 2.

Best evidence synthesis of laboratory markers

Category Marker Good/fair quality studies Poor quality studies Evidence
ACPA Anti-CCP

3x positive association [3739]

1x not associated [40]

Moderate evidence of positive association
Anti-MCV 1x positive association [41] Limited evidence of positive association
Bone metabolism 25(OH) vitamin D 2x no association [42, 43] 3x no association [4446] Strong evidence of no association
Alkalic phosphate 1x no association [43] 2x no association [47, 48] Moderate evidence of no association
Calcium 2x no association [47, 48] Moderate evidence of no association
COMP 1x no association [49] 1x no association [50] Moderate evidence of no association
CPII:C2C 1x positive association [49] Moderate evidence of positive association
CTX 2x no association [47, 51] Moderate evidence of no association
DKK-1 1x no association [52] 1x positive association [53] Conflicting evidence
MMP3 3x positive association [49, 52, 54] 1x no association [51] Strong evidence of positive association
OPG 2x positive association [49, 52] 4x no association [50, 51, 53, 55] Strong evidence of positive association
OPG/RANKL ratio 2x negative association [50, 56] Moderate evidence of negative association
Osteoclast precursors 1x positive association [56] Limited evidence of positive association
Phosphate 1x no association [43] 1x no association [47] Moderate evidence of no association
RANKL 1x no association [49]

2x positive association [56, 57]

3x no association [50, 51, 53]

Conflicting evidence
Urine Hp 1x negative association [48] Limited evidence of negative association
Cell culture IL-2 secretion 1x positive association [58] Limited evidence of positive association
IL-17 secretion

1x positive association [59]

1x no association [58]

Conflicting evidence
Cytokines (Change in) CXCL10

1x positive association [27]

1x positive association [60]

Strong evidence of positive association
IL-6

1x positive association [61]

1x positive association [62]

1x positive association [63]

1x no association [64]

Strong evidence of positive association
IL-12/23 p40 1x no association [49] 1x positive association [56] Conflicting evidence
IL-23 1x positive association [65] Limited evidence of positive association
IL-33 1x positive association [56] Limited evidence of positive association
IL-34 1x positive association [66] 1x positive association [56] Moderate evidence of positive association
IL-35 1x positive association [56] Limited evidence of positive association
IL-36a 1x negative association [56] Limited evidence of negative association
IL-38 1x positive association [56] Limited evidence of positive association
M-CSF 1x negative association [52] 1x positive association [53] Conflicting evidence
TNFα 2x positive association [56, 64] Moderate evidence of positive association
Cytologic phenotype CD3+ CD71+ count 1x positive association [58] Limited evidence of positive association
CD4 + CD45RA-CXCR3 + CCR4- 1x negative association [67] Limited evidence of negative association
CD4 + CD45RA-CXCR3 + CCR6- 1x negative association [67] Limited evidence of negative association
CD4 + CD45RA-IFNy+ 1x negative association [67] Limited evidence of negative association
CD4 + CD45RA-IL17+ 1x positive association [67] Limited evidence of positive association
CD4 + TEMCXCR3 + CCR4- 1x negative association [67] Limited evidence of negative association
CD4 + TEMIL17A+ 1x negative association [67] Limited evidence of negative association
CD8 + CD45RA-CCR6 + CXCR3-CD69+ 1x positive association [67] Limited evidence of positive association
CD8 + CD45RA-IL17+ 1x positive association [67] Limited evidence of positive association
CD8 + TCMCD69+ 1x positive association [67] Limited evidence of positive association
CD8 + TEMIL17A+ 1x positive association [67] Limited evidence of positive association
CD8 + TEMRACCR6 + CXCR3-CD69- 1x positive association [67] Limited evidence of positive association
CD8 + TEMRACXCR3 + CCR4- 1x negative association [67] Limited evidence of negative association
CD8 + TEMRACXCR3 + CCR6-CD69+ 1x positive association [67] Limited evidence of positive association
Mean platelet volume 2x positive association [68, 69] Moderate evidence of positive association
Monocyte count 1x positive association [70] Limited evidence of positive association
Neutrophil count 1x positive association [70] Limited evidence of positive association
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio 1x positive association [70] Limited evidence of positive association
Platelet count 1x positive association [70]1x no association [68] Conflicting evidence
Platelet to lymphocyte ratio 1x positive association [70] Limited evidence of positive association
White blood count

1x positive association [70]

1x no association [46]

Conflicting evidence
Inflammation marker CRP

5x positive association [43, 49, 54, 66, 71]

1x no association [27]

8x positive association [44, 47, 53, 56, 70, 7274]

4x no association [46, 58, 64, 75]

Strong evidence of positive association
ESR

1x positive association [66]

1x no association [43]

5x positive association [44, 47, 56, 70, 74]

2x no association [62, 75]

Conflicting evidence
Lipid metabolism Adiponectin 1x positive association [71] 1x negative association [64] Conflicting evidence
ApoA to ApoB ratio 1x positive association [76] Limited evidence of positive association
ApoB 1x positive association [76] Limited evidence of positive association
CER 1x positive association [46] Limited evidence of positive association
Glucose 2x no association [42, 71] 4x no association [46, 62, 76, 77] Strong evidence of no association
HDL 2x no association [42, 71] 3x no association [62, 72, 77] Strong evidence of no association
Insulin 1x negative association [77] Limited evidence of negative association
LDL 2x no association [42, 71]

3x no associated [46, 72, 76]

1x positive association [62]

Strong evidence of no association
LDL:HDL ratio 2x positive association [62, 76] Moderate evidence of positive association
Leptin 1x positive association [71] 1x no association [64] Conflicting evidence
Total cholesterol

1x negative association [42]

1x no association [71]

2x no association [76, 77]

1x positive association [62]

Conflicting evidence
Total cholesterol/HDL 1x no association [42] 1x positive association [76] Conflicting evidence
Triglycerides 2x no association [42, 71]

4x no association [42, 46, 76, 77]

2x positive association [62, 72]

Strong evidence of no association
VLDL 2x no association [62, 76] Moderate evidence of no association
miRNA expression let-7b-3p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
let-7b-5p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
let-7e-5p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-26a-5p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-27a-3p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-27b-3p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-29a-3p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-30e-5p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-92a-3p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
miR-92b-3p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
miR-98-5p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-139-3p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
miR-146a-5p 1x positive association [78] 1x positive association [79] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-203a 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
miR-486-5p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
miR-1180-3p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
miR-2379-5p 1x positive association [78] Moderate evidence of positive association
miR-3158-3p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
miR-4732-3p 1x negative association [78] Moderate evidence of negative association
mRNA expression whole blood CCL1 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
CCL7 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
CCL20 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
CX3CL1 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
CXCL2 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
CXCL5 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
HAT1 1x positive association [81] Limited evidence of positive association
IL-3 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
IL-6 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
IL-8 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
IL-17C 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
IL-17F 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
ISG20 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
MMP-3 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
NOTCH2NL 1x negative association [81] Limited evidence of negative association
SET2D 1x negative association [81] Limited evidence of negative association
STAT3 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
STAT6 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
SYK 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
TBX21 1x negative association [80] Moderate evidence of negative association
Serum CD5L 1x positive association [54] Moderate evidence of positive association
Creatinine 1x no association [43] 1x no association [53] Moderate evidence of no association
Complement C9 1x negative association [82] Limited evidence of negative association
IFI16 1x negative association [83] Moderate evidence of negative association
sIL2R 1x positive association [61] Moderate evidence of positive association
ITGB5 1x positive association [54] Moderate evidence of positive association
Gelsolin 1x negative association [44] Limited association of negative association
K17 1x positive association [84] Limited evidence of positive association
M2BP 1x positive association [54] Moderate evidence of positive association
MPO 1x positive association [54] Moderate evidence of positive association
PRL 1x positive association [85] Limited evidence of positive association
STIP1 1x positive association [84] Limited evidence of positive association
Uric acid

1x positive association [86]

1x no association [87]

1x no association [88]

1x negative association [77]

Conflicting evidence
VCP 1x positive association [89] Limited evidence of positive association
VEGFR-3 1x positive association [90] Limited  evidence of positive association
YKL-40 1x positive association [91] Limited evidence of positive association
Skin C16ORF61 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
CPN2 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
CXCL12 1x positive association [93] Limited evidence of positive association
FHL1 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
GPS1 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
IL23R 1x positive association [94] Limited evidence of positive association
ITGB5 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
POSTN 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
PP2R4 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
SNCA 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
SRP14 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
SRPX 1x positive association [92] Limited evidence of positive association
Miscellaneous Anti-ADAMTS-L5 IgG antibodies 1x positive association [95] Limited evidence of positive association
Anti-LL37 antibodies

1x positive association [95]

1x mixed results [82]

Conflicting evidence
Arylesterase activity 1x positive association [72] Limited evidence of positive association
Hemoglobin 1x negative association [70] Limited evidence of negative association
IgG response to C region of rM12 protein 1x positive association [96] Limited evidence of positive association

A positive association is defined as a higher risk of PsA when the marker is present/increased/higher. A negative association is defined as a lower risk of PsA when the marker is present/increased/higher

ACPA anti citrullinated protein antibodies, ADAMTS a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs; anti-CCP, anti-cyclic citrullinated protein; Apo apolipoprotein, C16ORF61 endosomal protein sorting factor like (VSP35L), C2C collagen fragment neoepitopes Col2-3/4 (long mono), CCL C-C chemokine ligand, CCR C-C chemokine receptor, CD, cluster of differentiation, CD5L CD5 ligand, CER ceramide, CM central memory, COMP cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, CPII C-propeptide of type II collagen, CPN2 carboxypeptidase N subunit 2, CRP C-reactive protein, CTX collagen type I C-telopeptide, CX3CL C-X3-C motif ligand, CXCL C-X-C motif ligand, CXCR C-X-C motif receptor, DKK Dickkopf, EM effector memory, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, FHL1 four and a half LIM domains, GPS G protein pathway suppressor, HAT human airway trypsin-like protein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, Hp hydroxyproline, IFI interferon-inducible protein, IFN interferon, IgG immunoglobulin G, IL interleukin, IL23R IL23 receptor, ISG interferon stimulated gene, ITGB integrin beta, K17, keratin 17, LDL low-density lipoprotein, M2BP Mac-2-binding protein, M-CSF macrophage colony-stimulating factor, MCV mutated citrullinated vimentin, miRNA micro RNA, MMP matrix metalloproteinase, MPO myeloperoxidase, mRNA messenger RNA, OPG osteoprotegerin, POSTN periostin, PPP2R4 protein phosphatase 2 phosphatase activator (PTPA);PRL, prolactin, RANKL receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand, RNA ribonucleic acid, SETD SET domain protein, sIL-2R soluble IL-2 receptor, SNCA synuclein alpha, SRP signal recognition particle, SRPX sushi repeat containing protein X-linked, STAT signal transducer and activator of transcription, STIP stress-inducible phosphoprotein, SYK spleen-associated tyrosine kinase, TBX T-box, TNF tumor necrosis factor, VCP valosin-containing protein, VEGFR vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, VLDL very low-density lipoprotein