Table 2 Comparison of clinical findings between patients with and without IgG4-related periaortitis/periarteritis
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Periaortitis/periarteritis (+) | Periaortitis/periarteritis (–) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value |
Total | 65 | 114 | |||
Onset age of IgG4-RD (median years) | 69 | 65 | 0.0075 | 1.04 (1.00–1.08) | 0.082 |
Sex (male/female) | 53/12 | 78/36 | 0.057 | ||
Median number of other organ involvements | 3 | 3 | 0.63 | ||
Allergy (+/–) | 17/47 | 46/64 | 0.044 | 0.49 (0.23–1.05) | 0.065 |
Smoking (+/–) | 36/28 | 58/47 | 0.90 | ||
Hypertension (+/–) | 30/34 | 37/70 | 0.11 | ||
Median IgG (mg/dl) | 2266 | 1854 | 0.00015 | 1.0007 (1.0002–1.001) | 0.0035 |
Median IgG4 (mg/dl) | 511 | 376 | 0.012 | ||
Median IgE (IU/ml) | 172 | 100 | 0.12 | ||
Median WBC (/μl) | 6190 | 6090 | 0.87 | ||
Median CRP (mg/dl) | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.68 | ||
Median RF (U/ml) | 7 | 6 | 0.73 | ||
Median CIC (μg/ml) | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.042 | 0.96 (0.88–1.04) | 0.29 |
Median sIL-2R (U/ml) | 885 | 659 | 0.00049 | 1.0004 (1.00–1.001) | 0.23 |