Variable | Parameter estimate | 95% CI | Pvalue |
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Age (years) | 0.41 | 0.35, 0.48 | < 0.0001 |
SLEDAI-2K scorea | 0.39 | 0.28, 0.50 | < 0.0001 |
Antihypertensives | 6.44 | 4.94, 7.94 | < 0.0001 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 3.78 | 2.50, 5.05 | < 0.0001 |
- GEE, generalized estimating equations; CI, confidence interval.
- All variables were measured coincident with measurement of total cholesterol.
- aSLE Disease Activity Index 2000; scores range from 0 to 105, with higher scores indicating more-active disease.
- Antihypertensives include all classes of drugs used to lower blood pressure.
- Hypercholesterolemia defined as total plasma cholesterol > 5.2 mmol/L.