Table 2 Correlation analysis among HMGB1, inflammatory factors and clinical outcomes
From: Effects of metformin therapy on HMGB1 levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Variables | HMGB1 | |
|---|---|---|
Pearson’s correlation | p | |
IL-6 | 0.602 |  < 0.001 |
CRP | 0.595 |  < 0.001 |
TNF-α | − 0.010 | 0.881 |
CD4+ | 0.583 |  < 0.001 |
CD8+ | 0.098 | 0.147 |
CD4+/CD8+ | 0.479 |  < 0.001 |
VAS scores | 0.676 |  < 0.001 |