Table 3 Relations between patients’ nailfold capillary changes and the other studied variables during acute attacks and attack-free periods

Disease duration (years)

Mean ± SD

2.06 ± 2.06

3.79 ± 2.10

0.010^*

2.15 ± 1.99

4.80 ± 1.84

0.002^*

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

48.14 ± 25.48

69.0 ± 28.70

0.004^*

3.73 ± 1.69

4.30 ± 1.95

0.309

Serum amyloid A (mg/l)

Mean ± SD

119.2 ± 36.79

140.2 ± 49.50

0.040^*

6.24 ± 1.62

7.46 ± 1.34

0.040^*

HOMA IR

Mean ± SD

2.87 ± 0.60

3.16 ± 0.70

0.128

1.25 ± 0.30

1.30 ± 0.20

0.533

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

193.2 ± 41.61

210.8 ± 60.53

0.557

142.8 ± 25.70

137.8 ± 25.10

0.655

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

176.1 ± 77.73

187.8 ± 71.13

0.398

108.1 ± 24.66

113.6 ± 17.96

0.448

LDL (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

142.4 ± 20.43

140.7 ± 28.65

0.741

96.73 ± 14.05

102.2 ± 6.55

0.283

HDL (mg/dl) Mean ± SD

29.22 ± 4.92

28.44 ± 2.43

0.971

44.82 ± 4.48

49.40 ± 6.17

0.022^*

non-HDL Mean ± SD

164.0 ± 43.33

182.3 ± 60.64

0.207

97.95 ± 24.71

88.40 ± 26.75

0.282

CRI I Mean ± SD

6.85 ± 2.02

7.47 ± 2.36

0.323

3.20 ± 0.57

2.84 ± 0.72

0.094

CRI II Mean ± SD

4.96 ± 0.87

4.97 ± 1.04

0.984

2.17 ± 0.35

2.10 ± 0.33

0.563

AIP Mean ± SD

0.75 ± 0.19

0.79 ± 0.19

0.426

0.37 ± 0.12

0.36 ± 0.09

0.752

AC Mean ± SD

5.85 ± 2.02

6.47 ± 2.36

0.323

2.20 ± 0.57

1.84 ± 0.72

0.094