Table 4 DM patients with no VTE, malignancy, infection or other CTD.
From: Elevated plasma D-dimer levels in dermatomyositis patients with cutaneous manifestations
| Ā | DM patients without VTE, malignancy, infection or other CTD: nā=ā86 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
without cutaneous manifestations: nā=ā45 | with cutaneous manifestations: nā=ā41 | ||
D-dimer (Ī¼g/mL) | 0.50 (0.26, 1.07) | 1.56 (0.93, 3.48) | <0.001 |
PLT (Ć104/Ī¼l) | 22.4 (18.7, 29.8) | 20.4 (16.8, 29.3) | 0.242 |
PT (s) | 11.0 (10.5, 11.6) | 11.4 (10.6, 11.9) | 0.092 |
APTT (s) | 28.0 (26.1, 29.0) | 28.5 (26.1, 31.2) | 0.363 |
CPK (IU/L) | 53 (36, 90) | 65 (25, 305) | 0.397 |
KL-6 (U/ml) | 301 (232, 483) | 351 (223, 749) | 0.494 |
age (years) | 58 (51, 63) | 58 (46, 73) | 0.727 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 0.08 (0.02, 0.27) | 0.09 (0.03, 020) | 0.913 |
LDH (IU/l) | 217 (201, 255) | 261 (211, 371) | 0.004 |
dose of steroid (prednisolone, mg) | 9.0 (6.3, 17.5) | 20.0 (0, 37.5) | 0.231 |
vduration of steroid (years) | 8.5 (1.7, 14) | 0.08 (0, 5.3) | <0.001 |
total dose of steroid (prednisolone, mg) | 24000 (10725, 55335) | 1093 (0, 14625) | <0.001 |
