Skip to main content

Table 3. Determinants of GAVE on univariable analysis

From: Gastric antral vascular ectasia in systemic sclerosis: a study of its epidemiology, disease characteristics and impact on survival

Variable

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Age at SSc onseta, years

1.01 (1.00-1.02)

0.099

Female

1.14 (0.75-1.73)

0.535

Diffuse disease subtype

1.72 (1.26-2.34)

0.001

DU, pits or amputation

1.67 (1.22 to 2.29)

0.001

GIT dysmotility

1.75 (1.31-2.33)

<0.001

Telangiectasia

1.52 (1.05-2.20)

0.027

Calcinosis

1.48 (1.12-1.97)

0.007

SSc renal crisis

2.87 (1.65-4.98)

<0.001

PAH

1.21 (0.77-1.90)

0.414

ILD

0.76 (0.49-1.18)

0.219

ANA centromere positivity

1.22 (0.91-1.63)

0.186

U1RNP

0.45 (0.21-0.99)

0.046

Scl-70 positivity

0.22 (0.11-0.44)

<0.001

RNAP III positivity

3.64 (2.49 to 5.31)

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: SSc systemic sclerosis, GAVE gastric antral vascular ectasia, GIT gastrointestinal tract, DU digital ulcers, ANA antinuclear antibody, ACA anticentromere, antitopoisomerase-1 (Scl-70), U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (U1RNP), anti RNA Polymerase (RNAP) III, confidence interval (CI)
  2. aage defined as from first non-Raynaud’s disease manifestation