In addition, IL‐8 levels in DM patients were decreased in the Han population (median [IQR]; 16.00 [10.00–22.25] pg/mL) than in the ethnic minority (median [IQR]; 22.00 [16.00–55.00] pg/mL (p = 0.038). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and dermatomyositis.