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Table 2 Serum IL-35 level in RA patients and HCs

From: Serum IL-35 is decreased in overweight patients with rheumatoid arthritis: its correlation with Th1/Th2/Th17-related cytokines

 

RA

(n = 81)

HCs (n = 53)

P value

RA patients (n = 81)

BMI < 18.5

(n = 17)

18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 25

(n = 47)

BMI > 25

(n = 17)

Serum IL-35 levels median (IQR), (pg/ml)

11.6(5.1–16.8)

1.5(0.8–3.2)

<0.0001

15.2(6.0–25.8)

12.7(5.3–16.7)

7.8(4.1–11.3)

  1. Abbreviation: RA rheumatoid arthritis, HCs healthy controls, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range