Table 2 Comparison of the proportions of patients with different levels of ANA titers between groups.

From: High titers of antinuclear antibody and the presence of multiple autoantibodies are highly suggestive of systemic lupus erythematosus

ANA titers

SLE group (n = 148)

Non-SLE rheumatic diseases group (n = 317)

Nephropathy group (n = 99)

Hematological diseases group (n = 210)

Other diseases group (n = 523)

−, n (%)

0

113 (35.65)

76 (76.77)

129 (61.43)

393 (75.14)

±, n (%)

5 (3.38)

44 (13.88)

17 (17.17)

60 (28.57)

102 (19.50)

≥ 1 +, n (%)

143 (96.62*)

160 (50.47*)

6 (6.06)

21 (10.00)

28 (5.35)

≥ 2 +, n (%)

128 (86.49*)

98 (30.91*)

0

0

9 (1.72)

≥ 3 +, n (%)

101 (68.24)

37 (11.67)

0

0

3 (0.57)

 ≥ 4 +, n (%)

11 (7.43)

1 (0.32)

0

0

0

  1. ± : weak positive.
  2. *p < 0.01, compared with Nephropathy group, Hematological diseases group, and Other diseases group p < 0.01, compared with Non-SLE rheumatic diseases group.
  3. ANA antinuclear antibody, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus.