Serum Interleukin-23 in Polish Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association with Lupus Nephritis, Obesity, and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Table 3

Laboratory characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus patients and healthy controls.

Assessed parameters	Systemic lupus erythematosus patients; Median (Q1, Q3)	Healthy controls; Median (Q1, Q3)
IL-23 (pg/mL)	1.20 (0.0, 3.80)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
CRP (mg/L)	2.6 (1.2, 6.1)	0.0 (0.0, 1.0)
ESR (mm/h)	22.0 (12.0, 45.0)	10.0 (2.0, 16.0)
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)	316.0 (271.0, 374.5)	283.0 (246.5, 339.5)
Homocysteine (mol/L)	13.9 (11.0, 18.1)	6.6 (5.4, 8.1)
Uric acid (mg/dL)	4.6 (3.9, 5.9)	4.5 (3.5, 5.3)

IL-23: interleukin 23; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate.