Usefulness of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 as a predictor of sustained remission in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of patients with relapse and/or difficulty reducing glucocorticoids from 6 to 18 months

Variable	Unit	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p value^a
Sex	Male	2.7 (0.6–12.1)	0.18
High TIMP-1 at 6 months	≥ 150 ng/mL	14.1 (1.6–125.5)	0.003

^ap < 0.05 was considered to be significant
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence intervals; TIMP-1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1

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