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. 2014 Feb 27;9(5):905–913. doi: 10.2215/CJN.08290813

Table 3.

Predictors associated with treatment response

Variable Treatment Response: Logistic Regression
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.

a

Concordance statistic=0.73.