Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
(n=17) | (n=21) | (n=137) | p Value | |
*Statistically significant using Kruskal-Wallis test or Mann-Whitney test. | ||||
Group 1, lupus enteritis; group 2, acute abdominal pain without lupus enteritis; group 3, SLE without acute abdominal pain; WBC, white blood cells; Hb, haemoglobin; PLT, platelets; Dx, at diagnosis of SLE; AA, acute abdominal pain; Δ(AA-Dx), difference between acute abdominal pain and at diagnosis of SLE. | ||||
WBC (×10 9/l) | ||||
Dx | 7.56 (3.79) | 4.80 (4.19) | 5.44 (3.69) | 0.00* |
AA | 6.79 (3.95) | 6.84 (4.54) | 0.70 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | −0.78 (3.58) | 2.04 (3.88) | 0.01* | |
Hb (g/l) | ||||
Dx | 109 (21) | 104 (25) | 99 (27) | 0.39 |
AA | 115 (17) | 109 (19) | 0.22 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | 6 (16) | 4 (14) | 0.98 | |
PLT (×10 9/l) | ||||
Dx | 270.9 (112.0) | 139.7 (92.8) | 181.4 (101.3) | 0.00* |
AA | 273.4 (97.6) | 151.7 (91.6) | 0.00* | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | 2.4 (78.4) | 11.9 (61.1) | 0.91 | |
C3 (mg/l) | ||||
Dx | 528 (183) | 415 (201) | 528 (183) | 0.21 |
AA | 562 (201) | 551 (352) | 0.38 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | 51 (209) | 137 (299) | 0.35 | |
C4 (mg/l) | ||||
Dx | 153 (73) | 139 (89) | 155 (104) | 0.62 |
AA | 135 (65) | 174 (109) | 0.63 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | −7.7 (63) | 35 (75) | 0.25 | |
ESR (mm/1st h) | ||||
Dx | 45.6 (32.1) | 59.3 (43.7) | 59.8 (37.6) | 0.39 |
AA | 47.6 (23.7) | 59.0 (45.2) | 0.65 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | 1.6 (24.5) | −0.28 (20.3) | 0.85 | |
Anti-ds DNA (IU/ml) | ||||
Dx | 98.9 (140.0) | 889.4 (1840.2) | 292.1 (675.9) | 0.57 |
AA | 243.5 (379.8) | 107.9 (208.5) | 0.48 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | 115.8 (312.3) | −778.4 (1835.1) | 0.10 | |
CRP (mg/l) | ||||
Dx | 20 (26) | 22 (44) | 18 (29) | 0.43 |
AA | 23 (28) | 32 (48) | 0.81 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | 1 (24) | 8 (29) | 0.60 | |
SLEDAI | ||||
Dx | 13.7 (5.9) | 17.0 (8.6) | 14.2 (6.8) | 0.36 |
AA | 10.3 (5.98) | 12.5 (8.1) | 0.36 | |
Δ(AA-Dx) | −3.4 (4.6) | −4.5 (9.7) | 0.67 |