Table 4 Stratification of association between plasma levels of LTA and other biomarkers in ankylosing spondylitis patients.

From: Associations of lymphotoxin-a (LTA) rs909253 A/G gene polymorphism, plasma level and risk of ankylosing spondylitis in a Chinese Han population

Variable

Case, n

P*

Age

≥30Ys

54

0.493

<30Ys

31

Sex

Male

61

0.109

Female

24

HLA-B27

Negative

25

0.539

Positive

60

CRP status

Negative

35

0.237

Positive

50

Grading of Sacroiliac joint

I + II

58

0.902

III + IV

27

  1. *P value was calculated by non-parametric tests. Bold values are statistically significant (P < 0.05).
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