Table 3.
Predictors associated with treatment response
Variable | Treatment Response: Logistic Regression | |
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Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P Value | |
Univariate model | ||
Age, quartiles | ||
54–64 yr (versus <54 yr) | 0.73 (0.29 to 1.82) | 0.50 |
65–74 yr (versus <54 yr) | 0.80 (0.33 to 1.97) | 0.63 |
≥75 yr (versus <54 yr) | 0.47 (0.18 to 1.22) | 0.12 |
MPO-ANCA (versus PR3) | 0.40 (0.21 to 0.79) | 0.01 |
eGFR>10 ml/min per 1.73 m2 (versus ≤10) | 3.16 (1.30 to 7.70) | 0.01 |
Cyclophosphamide (versus glucocorticoids) | 7.28 (2.03 to 26.09) | 0.003 |
Lung involvement (versus none | 0.85 (0.41 to 1.64) | 0.62 |
Plasmapheresis (versus no use) | 1.26 (0.61 to 2.58) | 0.53 |
Normal glomeruli>10% (versus ≤ 10%) | 2.18 (1.13 to 4.22) | 0.02 |
Arteriosclerosis (versus none) | 0.25 (0.08 to 0.81) | 0.02 |
Activity index score (unit decrease) | 1.07 (0.97 to 1.19) | 0.18 |
Chronicity index score (unit decrease) | 1.18 (1.07 to 1.31) | 0.002 |
EUVAS classification (13) | ||
Focal class (versus sclerotic class) | 7.00 (1.22 to 40.0) | 0.03 |
Mixed class (versus sclerotic class) | 2.63 (1.00 to 6.9) | 0.05 |
Crescentic class (versus sclerotic class) | 2.06 (0.84 to 5.08) | 0.12 |
Multivariate modela | ||
Chronicity index score (unit decrease) | 1.16 (1.04 to 1.30) | 0.02 |
eGFR>10% (versus ≤10%) | 2.77 (1.09 to 7.01) | 0.04 |
Cyclophosphamide use (versus steroids) | 4.38 (1.17 to 16.42) | 0.03 |
Activity index score ranges from 0 to 20; chronicity index score ranges from 0 to 16. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; MPO, myeloperoxidase; PR3, proteinase 3; EUVAS, European Vasculitis Study Group.
Concordance statistic=0.73.