Table 3.
Construct | OR (95% CI) |
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ESR | |
Elevated (31–60 mm/hour) | 2.1 (1.4–3.0) |
Markedly elevated (>60 mm/hour) | 2.9 (1.4–6.2) |
Anti-dsDNA level | |
Elevated | 1.5 (0.99–2.1) |
Very high (>5 times the ULN) | 2.7 (1.6–4.8) |
C3 level | |
Very low (less than or equal to half the LLN) | 5.0 (1.6–15.5) |
Low | 2.5 (1.8–3.5) |
C4 level | |
Very low (less than or equal to half the LLN) | 4.2 (2.5–6.9) |
Low | 1.7 (1.2–2.3) |
SLEDAI-2K score | |
Mildly active (1–3) | 3.0 (2.1–4.4) |
Active (4–12) | 20.0 (13.6–29.5) |
Very active (>12) | 232.7 (108.4–499.2) |
The overall score on the BILAG-2004 index was the highest score achieved in any system in the index. OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval (see Table 2 for other definitions).