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. 2015 Sep 18;25(4):346–354. doi: 10.1177/0961203315604909

Table 2.

Baseline predictors of baseline BLyS levels ≥ 2 ng/mL in the stepwise logistic regression analysis (regression analysis population)

Odds ratio 95% Wald confidence limits χ2 p-value
Positive anti-Smith (≥ 15 U/mL) 1.72 1.32, 2.25 15.68 < 0.01
Low C3 (< 900 mg/L) 1.33 1.00, 1.77 3.96 < 0.05
Anti-dsDNA (> 200 IU/mL) 1.96 1.43, 2.69 17.35 < 0.01
Anti-dsDNA (80–200 IU/mL) 1.52 1.07, 2.16 5.51 < 0.05
Use of immunosuppressant medication 1.85 1.43, 2.39 21.69 < 0.01
Proteinuria (≥ 0.5 g/24 hour) 1.82 1.37, 2.43 16.76 < 0.01
Elevated CRP (> 3 mg/L) 2.41 1.86, 3.13 44.19 < 0.01
Total lymphocyte count 0.97 0.96, 0.98 19.46 < 0.01

BLyS: B-lymphocyte stimulator; C: complement; CRP: C-reactive protein; dsDNA: double-stranded DNA.