Table 2 |
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Correlations between synovial fluid biomarker levels and biological disease activity indexes at baseline in 14 knees |
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Spearman's rank correlation coefficients |
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CRP |
ESR |
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IL-1β |
0.61* |
0.57* |
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IL-1Ra |
0.57* |
0.54* |
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IL-6 |
0.69** |
ns |
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IL-8 |
ns |
0.54* |
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MIP1-α |
ns |
0.67** |
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TNF-α |
ns |
ns |
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IL-17 |
ns |
ns |
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IL-22 |
ns |
ns |
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Significance by Sperman's rank test: * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; ns, not significant. |
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Fiocco et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R148 doi:10.1186/ar3090 |
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