In SLE patients there was also a significant correlation between sVCAM-1, TM, TF and ESR (rho 0.246, 0.323 and 0.263; p = 0.01, p = 0.001 and p = 0.01, respectively) and between serum TM levels and CRP (rho 0.315; p = 0.001). Here, CRP is linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.