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. 2018 Dec 16;5(2):e000944. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000944

Table 2.

Univariable and multivariable logistic regression model analysis for ongoing recurrence in all patients with recurrent pericarditis (n=200)

Univariable Multivariable
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Chest pain 10.99 (3.79 to 46.69) <0.001 10.9 (3.5 to 48.8) <0.001
Pericardial rub 2.05 (0.47 to 8.92) 0.33
ECG change 4.29 (2.21 to 8.48) <0.001
Increased effusion on echo 4.47 (1.83 to 11.71) 0.001
us-CRP increase per 10 mg/L 1.22 (1.11 to 1.42) 0.001
WSR, mm/hour 1.03 (1.01 to 1.05) 0.01
DHE increase per 10 cm3 1.32 (1.21 to 1.47) <0.001 1.32 (1.19 to 1.48) <0.001
Qualitative DHE 6.13 (3.14 to 12.33) <0.001
Pericardial thickness BB, mm 1.14 (0.76 to 1.72) 0.51
At least two positive clinical markers of pericarditis 5.55 (2.92 to 10.82) <0.001

BB, black blood; DHE, delayed hyperenhancement; WSR, Westergren sedimentation rate; us-CRP, ultrasensitive C reactive protein.