Figure Legends
FIGURE 1 A: Serum C1q levels were significantly higher in TA
patients than in healthy controls (p =0.008); B: Serum C1q levels
were significantly higher in TA patients with active disease than
inpatients who had inactive disease (p <0.0001); C:
Serum C1q levels were significantly higher in treatment-naïve patients
than in those who had always been treated with corticosteroids or at
least one immunosuppressant (p =0.001).
TA: Takayasu arteritis.
FIGURE 2 The ROC curves for Cq, ESR, hs-CRP and the combination
of the three indicators in 190 TA patients according to NIH criteria.
ROC: receiver operating characteristics; AUC: area under the ROC curve;
ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hs-CRP: hypersensitivity C-reactive
protein; TA: Takayasu arteritis; NIH: National Institutes of Health.