RA synovialfluid | p Value† | RA plasma | p Value‡ | Control plasma | p Value¶ | |
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Data are presented as mean (SD). Differences were analysed with one-way ANOVA, followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test. Two-tailed significance levels are provided (p), which were considered significant at p<0.05. NS, not significant; *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. | ||||||
†Differences between RA synovial fluid and RA plasma. ‡Differences between RA plasma and control plasma. ¶Differences between RA synovial fluid and control plasma. | ||||||
C4b/c (nmol/l) | 62.9 (67.4) | * | 10.4 (6.7) | NS | 5.8 (3.6) | ** |
C3b/c (nmol/l) | 262.0 (232.6) | ** | 29.6 (8.2) | NS | 16.3 (4.5) | ** |
CRP (mg/l) | 18.0 (14.1) | NS | 40.3 (29.2) | *** | 2.7 (2.6) | NS |
SAP (mg/l) | 13.8 (9.8) | *** | 91.6 (27.0) | NS | 70.8 (16.5) | *** |
IgM (g/l) | 0.3 (0.3) | NS | 0.7 (0.5) | NS | 0.8 (0.6) | NS |
IgG (g/l) | 5.1 (1.5) | ** | 9.7 (3.0) | NS | 9.2 (2.3) | ** |