Table 4 Correlations between nailfold capillary changes, HOMA-IR, C-reactive protein, and serum amyloid A and different parameters in patients during acute attacks and attack-free periods

Disease duration (years)

0.437

0.001^*

0.485

< 0.001^*

0.174

0.207

0.087

0.530

-0.130

0.349

-0.061

0.661

0.272

0.047

0.155

0.264

Total cholesterol

0.126

0.366

-0.158

0.254

0.302

0.026^*

0.373

0.005^*

0.465

< 0.001^*

0.080

0.565

0.056

0.689

-0.161

0.244

Triglycerides

0.054

0.697

0.062

0.658

0.076

0.583

0.106

0.444

0.114

0.411

0.045

0.745

-0.049

0.724

0.002

0.989

LDL

-0.206

0.135

0.179

0.195

-0.065

0.639

0.130

0.349

0.156

0.260

-0.162

0.241

-0.191

0.167

0.012

0.930

HDL

-0.107

0.442

0.351

0.009^*

-0.059

0.672

-0.068

0.628

-0.405

0.002^*

0.103

0.461

-0.213

0.122

0.200

0.148

non-HDL

0.132

0.342

-0.231

0.093

0.301

0.027^*

0.392

0.003^*

0.501

< 0.001^*

0.032

0.821

0.083

0.550

-0.204

0.139

CRI I

0.118

0.394

-0.305

0.025^*

0.272

0.047^*

0.395

0.003^*

0.576

< 0.001^*

0.002

0.990

0.179

0.195

-0.250

0.068

CRI II

-0.126

0.365

-0.073

0.600

0.023

0.868

0.150

0.280

0.380

0.005^*

-0.327

0.016^*

-0.079

0.568

0.032

0.818

AIP

0.109

0.432

-0.074

0.593

0.071

0.608

0.146

0.293

0.210

0.127

-0.051

0.715

-0.003

0.984

-0.054

0.696

AC

0.118

0.394

-0.305

0.025^*

0.272

0.047^*

0.395

0.003^*

0.576

< 0.001^*

0.002

0.990

0.179

0.195

-0.250

0.068

Total leucocytic count

0.709

< 0.001^*

0.699

< 0.001^*

0.308

0.023^*

0.132

0.340

0.252

0.066

0.049

0.723

0.368

0.006^*

0.182

0.188

Hemoglobin

0.164

0.237

0.200

0.148

0.007

0.963

-0.199

0.150

-0.111

0.424

0.204

0.140

-0.001

0.995

0.144

0.298

Platelets

0.436

0.001^*

0.582

< 0.001^*

0.334

0.014^*

-0.193

0.163

0.428

0.001^*

0.130

0.350

0.138

0.321

-0.132

0.342

ESR

0.235

0.088

0.250

0.068

0.349

0.010^*

-0.265

0.053

0.327

0.016^*

0.134

0.336

0.175

0.205

0.149

0.284

Serum amyloid A

0.349

0.010^*

0.312

0.022*

0.626

< 0.001^*

-0.110

0.429

0.579

< 0.001^*

0.004

0.975

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C-reactive protein

0.430

0.001^*

0.150

0.278

0.402

0.003^*

0.110

0.428

-------

-------

-------

-------

0.579

< 0.001^*

0.004

0.975

HOMA-IR

0.360

0.007^*

0.040

0.772

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-------

-------

0.656

< 0.001^*

-0.113

0.417

0.626

< 0.001^*

-0.110

0.429

Nailfold capillary changes

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0.360

0.007^*

0.040

0.772

0.430

0.001^*

0.150

0.278

0.349

0.010^*

0.312

0.022^*