Table 2 Correlation of clinical and laboratory parameters of untreated JDM patients with fluorescence of oxLDL

Age (years)

r = 0.01, p = 0.96

Duration of untreated disease at time of biopsy (months)

r = 0.43, p = 0.06

Clinical Measures of Disease Activity

 DAS-S

r= -0.31, p = 0.18

 DAS-M

r= -0.005, p = 0.98

 End row capillary loop density

r = 0.18, p = 0.44

Lab Values

 CK

r = 0.15, p = 0.53

 Aldolase

r = 0.09, p = 0.73

 LDH

r= -0.02, p = 0.92

 ALT

r = 0.07, p = 0.78

 vWF antigen

r= -0.24, p = 0.3

 Neopterin

r= -0.12, p = 0.63