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Table 6 Logistic regression, adjustment for confounders related with antimalarial treatment (dependent variable, major infection)

From: Predictors of major infections in systemic lupus erythematosus

Variable

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Lung involvement at study point

3.11

0.79 to 12.31

Prednisone dose (mg/day)

1.10

1.04 to 1.17

Antimalarials

0.07

0.03 to 0.15

Age at diagnosis

0.99

0.97 to 1.01

Leukopenia ever

1.99

0.82 to 4.82

Nephritis ever

1.61

0.72 to 3.64

Mycophenolate at study point

1.52

0.15 to 15.40

SDI = 0

Reference

 

SDI = 1 to 2

0.42

0.18 to 1.00

SDI > 2

0.22

0.03 to 1.65

  1. SDI, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Damage Index.