Table 4.

Correlation analysis results

Statistic	CRP (mg/L)	TNF-α (pg/mL)	IL-6 (pg/mL)	RANTES (μg/L)	CD4+ T cells	CD8+ T cells	CD4+/CD8+
r	0.753	0.639	0.687	0.658	-0.861	0.592	-0.756
P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Note: CRP: C-reactive protein; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6: interleukin-6; RANTES: regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted.