Table 4.

Predictors of reported infections during the 1-year follow-period in 194 patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs for an inflammatory disease

	Overall infections			Infections of the airways
	RR	95 % CI	p-Value	RR	95 % CI	p-Value
Sustained systemic corticosteroidsa	2.35	1.75–3.17	<0.001	2.43	1.56–3.80	<0.001
Active diseaseb	1.13	0.77–1.66	0.534	1.51	0.97–2.35	0.069
Age at inclusion ≥65 yr vs. <65 yr	0.99	0.66–1.48	0.947	0.87	0.51–1.48	0.604

Abbreviations: 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, RR univariate relative risk

^aPrednisone equivalent ≥10 mg/day at inclusion and at the end of follow-up vs. <10 mg/day

^bPhysician Global Assessment score 2 and 3 (active and very active disease) vs. 0 and 1 (inactive or moderately active disease) at inclusion