Table 2

 Correlation of anti-C1q with laboratory indices of renal disease

Laboratory variableCorrelation coefficient*p Value
*Spearman rank correlation coefficient.
A negative correlation was found between anti-C1q and levels of C3 and C4. A positive correlation was found with anti-dsDNA. No significant correlation was found with proteinuria, serum creatinine, or glomerular filtration rate.
Ab, antibodies; GFR, glomerular filtration rate.
C30.002
C40.004
dsDNA Ab (%)0.42<0.01
Activity index0.26NS
Proteinuria−0.089NS
Creatinine0.006NS
GFR−0.084NS