|
Variables
|
P value
|
OR
|
95%CI
|
|---|
|
SLE disease duration& ≥ 12 months
|
< 0.05
|
5.2
|
1.1–24.5
|
|
Pulse GCs*
|
0.070
|
7.7
|
0.8–70.7
|
|
Fever§
|
< 0.001
|
34.3
|
5.2–226.7
|
|
CSF glucose ≤ 2.2 mmol/L§
|
< 0.01
|
13.7
|
2.1–85.8
|
|
CSF PMN leukocytosis§
|
< 0.05
|
1.10
|
1.00–1.19
|
|
Hypocomplementemia§
|
< 0.01
|
0.08
|
0.02–0.41
|
- CNS central nervous system, NPSLE neuropsychiatric lupus erythematosus, GCs glucocorticoids, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, PMN polymorphonuclear leukocyte
- &Disease duration from SLE diagnosis to CNS infections or NPSLE onset
- *Evaluated medical history before the diagnosis of CNS infection or NPSLE
- §Evaluated within 2 weeks of CNS infection or NPSLE onset
- Significant p values are shown in bold typeface
