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. 2019 Jul;101:48–55. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.04.001

Table 4.

Clinical Associations of myositis associated autoantibodies.

Positive Clinical Associations
Negative Clinical Associations
Clinical Association p value OR 95% CI Clinical Association p value OR 95% CI
Anti-PMScl n = 119 Mechanic's hands <0.001 16.34 9.29–28.76 V-Sign Rash  = 0.049 0.46 0.21–1.00
CTD-Overlap <0.001 6.74 4.44–10.22
Raynaud's <0.001 6.44 3.78–10.98
ILD <0.001 6.28 4.12–9.57
Dysphagia <0.001 3.70 2.24–6.11
Rash (any DM)1 <0.001 2.68 1.82–3.95
Periungual Erythema  = 0.002 2.49 1.39–4.45
Gottron's Rash <0.001 2.23 1.47–3.40
Anti-Ku n = 13 CTD-Overlap <0.001 9.97 2.63–24.16
Arthritis  = 0.009 7.71 1.66–35.90
Raynaud's  = 0.013 7.39 1.52–35.92
ILD  = 0.007 4.90 1.53–15.72
Anti-Ro60 n = 19 CTD-Overlap <0.001 5.42 2.09–14.08
Anti-U1RNP/Sm n = 65 CTD-Overlap <0.001 18.17 10.46–31.57 Gottron's Rash  = 0.014 0.31 0.12–0.79
Raynaud's <0.001 15.21 5.88–39.35 Heliotrope Rash  = 0.046 0.44 0.19–0.98
Dysphagia <0.001 3.37 1.66–6.80
ILD <0.001 2.96 1.67–5.27

Results are shown on an analysis of 1483 patients with either a single MSA or MAA or no identifiable autoantibody on immunoprecipitation. 1Rash (any DM): presence of any one of heliotrope, Gottron's, shawl sign or V sign dermatomyositis rash. ILD: Interstitial Lung Disease, CTD: Connective Tissue Disease, OR: Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval.