Table 3. Univariate logistic regression analyses of factors for severe disease activity of MG.
| Variables | Univariate logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Age | 1.018 | 0.993–1.043 | 0.160 |
| Gender | 0.717 | 0.300–1.716 | 0.455 |
| BMI | 0.972 | 0.848–1.113 | 0.676 |
| Smoking | 0.602 | 0.168–2.156 | 0.436 |
| Hypertension | 1.160 | 0.428–3.143 | 0.770 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.477 | 0.452–4.831 | 0.519 |
| Cardiopulmonary disease | 2.590 | 0.624–10.744 | 0.190 |
| WBC | 1.208 | 1.072–1.362 | 0.002 |
| RBC | 0.459 | 0.190–1.107 | 0.083 |
| Hemoglobin | 0.974 | 0.948–1.001 | 0.062 |
| Platelet | 0.998 | 0.991–1.005 | 0.598 |
| Tbil | 0.889 | 0.791–0.998 | 0.047 |
| Dbil | 0.735 | 0.535–1.008 | 0.056 |
| Ibil | 0.860 | 0.732–1.009 | 0.064 |
| Total protein | 1.016 | 0.948–1.088 | 0.660 |
| Albumine | 0.825 | 0.741–0.918 | < 0.001 |
| BUN | 1.308 | 1.033–1.656 | 0.026 |
| Creatinine | 0.938 | 0.900–0.978 | 0.003 |
| UA | 0.988 | 0.983–0.994 | < 0.001 |
| TC | 1.096 | 0.797–1.507 | 0.573 |
| Triglyceride | 0.983 | 0.537–1.798 | 0.956 |
| HDL-C | 0.416 | 0.110–1.571 | 0.196 |
| LDL-C | 1.140 | 0.766–1.697 | 0.519 |
| Age of onset | 0.847 | 0.360–1.992 | 0.703 |
| Duration of disease | 3.437 | 1.459–8.094 | 0.005 |
| Thymus histology | 1.287 | 0.551–3.005 | 0.560 |
| NLR | 1.525 | 1.273–1.827 | < 0.001 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; Tbil, total bilirubin; Dbil, direct bilirubin; Ibil, indirect bilirubin; TC, total cholesterol; BUN, blood urine nitrogen; UA, uric acid; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.