From: Depressive symptoms are associated with tumor necrosis factor alpha in systemic lupus erythematosus
 | Variables | Spearman’s correlation coefficient | p value |
---|---|---|---|
 | Clinical | ||
TNF-α |  BDI | 0.51 | <0.001* |
 BAI | 0.06 | 0.45 | |
 SLEDAI | 0.28 | 0.008* | |
 SDI | −0.18 | 0.86 | |
Treatment | |||
 Corticosteroids | 0.15 | 0.15 | |
 Chloroquine | −0.06 | 0.52 | |
 Immunosuppressants | −0.005 | 0.96 |