Clinical and laboratory findings (AUC values) according to tertile distribution of serum sE-selectin AUC values
| Serum sE-selectin AUC tertiles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | |||||
| Variables, AUC | n | Median (IQR) | n | Median (IQR) | n | Median (IQR) | p |
| AUC, area under the curve; n, number of patients; IQR, interquartile range; CRP, C reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC, white blood cell count. | |||||||
| Active joint count (0–50) | 26 | 4 (2–6) | 27 | 4 (2–6) | 27 | 6 (3–8) | 0.019 |
| Serum CRP level (mg/l) | 22 | 10 (0–19) | 23 | 7 (3–25) | 23 | 32 (12–62) | 0.012 |
| ESR (mm/1st h) | 24 | 27 (14–39) | 28 | 23 (17–33) | 28 | 36 (20–59) | 0.114 |
| WBC (×109/l) | 22 | 6.6 (6.0–7.5) | 25 | 7.1 (6.0–8.5) | 25 | 8.4 (6.3–9.3) | 0.037 |
| Platelet count (×109/l) | 22 | 233 (214–255) | 25 | 234 (216–279) | 25 | 263 (226–312) | 0.058 |
| Haemoglobin level (g/l) | 26 | 127 (122–131) | 28 | 127 (118–135) | 28 | 126 (113–139) | 0.522 |