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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 11.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 May 6;69(10):1827–1830. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.119263

Table 3.

Results of multivariable generalised estimating equations (GEE) analysis

Predictor variable Adjusted OR (95% CI)
HCQ use
    No 1
    Yes 0.46 (0.18 to 1.18)
Birth period
    ≥2000 1
    <2000 3.28 (1.45 to 7.45)
Non-fluorinated steroid use
    No 1
    Yes 0.55 (0.25 to 1.19)
Race
    Caucasian 1
    Non-Caucasian 1.03 (0.50 to 2.14)
Antibody status
    Anti-Ro+/La+ or Anti-Ro−/La+ 1
    Anti-Ro+/La− 1.16 (0.59 to 2.32)
Prior child with NL
    No 1
    Yes 0.49 (0.20 to 1.17)

Estimates of adjusted OR and 95% CIs from a multivariable GEE model including hydroxychloroquine use, birth period, non-fluorinated steroid use, race, antibody status and prior child with NL as predictor variables.

HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; NL, neonatal lupus.