Table 3.
Analysis of Anti-Interferon-γ Autoantibody Levels in the Thai and US Cohorts
| A. Model Results for the Thai Cohort | B. Model Results for the US Cohort | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Value | SE | P Value | Model 1 | Value | SE | P Value |
| Intercept | 7.29 | 0.35 | <.001 | Intercept | 7.26 | 0.29 | <.001 |
| Annual change | −0.07 | 0.02 | <.001 | Annual change | −0.04 | 0.02 | .02 |
| Infection | 0.26 | 0.08 | <.001 | Infection | 0.29 | 0.12 | .02 |
| Age at enrollment | −0.01 | 0.01 | .19 | Age at enrollment | 0.01 | 0.01 | .31 |
| Male | 0.21 | 0.14 | .15 | Male | −0.49 | 0.31 | .13 |
| Model 2 | Value | SE | P Value | Model 2 | Value | SE | P Value |
| Intercept | 7.26 | 0.35 | <.001 | Intercept | 7.31 | 0.32 | <.001 |
| Annual change | −0.06 | 0.02 | <.001 | Annual change | −0.04 | 0.02 | .02 |
| Infection | 0.25 | 0.09 | <.001 | Infection | 0.30 | 0.12 | .02 |
| Age at enrollment | −0.01 | 0.01 | .19 | Age at enrollment | 0.01 | 0.01 | .31 |
| Male | 0.21 | 0.14 | .15 | Male | −0.48 | 0.32 | .15 |
| Antibiotics | 0.03 | 0.10 | .79 | Antibiotics | −0.06 | 0.15 | .68 |
| Model 3 | Value | SE | P Value | Model 3 | Value | SE | P Value |
| Intercept | 7.45 | 0.36 | <.001 | Intercept | 7.39 | 0.30 | <.001 |
| Annual change | −0.07 | 0.02 | <.001 | Annual change | −0.04 | 0.01 | <.001 |
| Infection | 0.23 | 0.08 | <.001 | Infection | 0.18 | 0.11 | .10 |
| Age at enrollment | −0.01 | 0.01 | .10 | Age at enrollment | 0.01 | 0.01 | .31 |
| Male | 0.23 | 0.15 | .13 | Male | −0.46 | 0.32 | .17 |
| Cyclophosphamide | −0.43 | 0.17 | .01 | Rituximab | −0.37 | 0.11 | .001 |
Longitudinal trajectories of anti-interferon-γ autoantibody levels were assessed by fitting a linear mixed model adjusting for age, sex, and the presence of infection (model 1), antibiotic use alone (model 2), and cyclophosphamide or rituximab use (model 3).
Abbreviation: SE, standard error.