Table 3: Correlation of urinary VCAM-1, KIM-1, and ET-1 with immunological parameters in LN patients.
Variables | VCAM-1 | KIM-1 | ET-1 | |||
r | p | r | p | r | p | |
Anti-dsDNA | 0.401 | < 0.001 | 0.287 | 0.006 | 0.298 | < 0.001 |
C3 | -0.390 | < 0.001 | -0.232 | 0.028 | -0.203 | 0.011 |
C4 | -0.380 | < 0.001 | -0.120 | 0.259 | -0.246 | < 0.019 |
Uprot/Ucreat ratio | 0.379 | < 0.001 | 0.342 | 0.001 | 0.500 | < 0.001 |
SLEDAI | 0.524 | < 0.001 | 0.480 | < 0.001 | 0.504 | < 0.001 |
rSLEDAI | 0.500 | < 0.001 | 0.332 | 0.001 | 0.440 | < 0.001 |
Abbreviations: anti-dsDNA = Anti Double Stranded DNA; C3 = Complement 3; C4 = Complement 4; Uprot/Ucreat = Urine Protein/urine Creatinine; SLEDAI = Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index; rSLEDAI = Renal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index. p < 0.05 is significant.