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. 2021 Oct 8;21:356. doi: 10.1186/s12886-021-02115-x

Table 2.

Univariate analysis for IgG4-RD diagnosis

Variables Biopsy-proven diagnosis P Value Odds ratio (95% CI) P Value
Non-IgG4-RD
(n = 24 patients/30 eyes)
IgG4-RD
(n = 21 patients/33 eyes)
Age (years)
 Mean ± SD 50.29 ± 17.05 55.90 ± 13.36 0.230
 Median (min, max) 49.5 (18, 88) 57.0 (20, 77)
Age (years)
 <  54 13 (54.2) 7 (33.3) 0.231 1
 ≥ 54 11 (45.8) 14 (66.7) 2.36 (0.70, 7.04) 0.164
Gender
 Male 5 (20.8) 11 (52.4) 0.035 1
 Female 19 (79.2) 10 (47.6) 0.24 (0.06, 0.88) 0.032
Laterality
 Unilateral 18 (75.0) 9 (42.9) 0.037 1
 Bilateral 6 (25.0) 12 (57.1) 4.00 (1.39, 11.53) 0.010
Duration of symptom presentation (days)
 Mean ± SD 216.32 ± 253.35 579.84 ± 712.05 0.031
 Median (min, max) 120 (3, 1080) 365 (7, 2555)
Duration of symptom presentation (days)
 <  240 14 (63.6) 6 (31.6) 0.062 1
 ≥ 240 8 (36.4) 13 (68.4) 3.79 (1.03, 13.91) 0.045
Initial VA (logMAR)
 Mean ± SD 0.39 ± 0.55 0.36 ± 0.33 0.776
 Median (min, max) 0.2 (0, 2.3) 0.3 (0, 1.7)
Initial VA
 Better than 20/50 22 (73.3) 21 (63.6) 0.208 1
 20/50 to 20/160 5 (16.7) 11 (33.3) 1.30 (0.68, 7.76) 0.178
 20/200 or worse 3 (10.0) 1 (3.0) 0.35 (0.03, 3.63) 0.378
Pain
 No 19 (79.2) 16 (76.2) 1.000 1
 Yes 5 (20.8) 5 (23.8) 1.19 (0.29, 4.85) 0.811
Swelling/mass
 No 7 (29.2) 2 (9.5) 0.143 1
 Yes 17 (70.8) 19 (90.5) 3.91 (0.71, 21.46) 0.116
Diplopia
 No 21 (87.5) 19 (90.5) 1.000 1
 Yes 3 (12.5) 2 (9.5) 0.74 (0.11, 4.90) 0.752
Proptosis
 No 8 (33.3) 5 (23.8) 0.528 1
 Yes 16 (66.7) 15 (76.2) 1.60 (0.43, 5.96) 0.484
Red eye/chemosis
 No 19 (79.2) 12 (57.1) 0.196 1
 Yes 5 (20.8) 9 (42.9) 2.85 (0.77, 10.57) 0.117
Organ involvement
 Lacrimal gland 10 (41.7) 7 (33.3) 0.073 1
 Extraocular muscles 2 (8.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (omitted)
 Anterior part 4 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (omitted)
 Apex 0 (0.0) 1 (4.8) 1 (omitted)
 Diffuse pattern 8 (33.3) 13 (61.9) 2.32 (0.63, 8.58) 0.207
Structural involvement
 Single 15 (62.5) 7 (33.3) 0.075 1
 Multiple 9 (37.5) 14 (66.7) 3.33 (0.98, 11.37) 0.055
Enlargement of infraorbital nerve
 No 15 (83.3) 6 (31.6) 0.003 1
 Yes 3 (16.7) 13 (68.4) 10.83 (2.25, 52.20) 0.003
Eosinophils (%)
 Mean ± SD 5.31 ± 5.53 9.86 ± 5.54 0.009
 Median (min, max) 2.8 (0.0, 22.0) 10.1 (1.0, 20.0)
Eosinophils (%)
 ≤ 10 20 (83.3) 10 (47.6) 0.025 1
 >  10 4 (16.7) 11 (52.4) 5.50 (1.40, 21.71) 0.015
Final VA (logMAR)
 Mean ± SD 0.49 ± 0.75 0.25 ± 0.22 0.082
 Median (min, max) 0.15 (0.0, 3.0) 0.2 (0.0, 0.8)
Final VA
 Better than 20/50 20 (66.7) 25 (75.8) 0.095 1
 20/50 to 20/160 6 (20.0) 8 (24.2) 1.07 (0.32, 3.58) 0.917
 20/200 or worse 4 (13.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (omitted)
Treatment response
 Complete remission 10 (41.7) 5 (23.8) 0.262 1
 Partial response 6 (25.0) 4 (19.1) 1.33 (0.25, 7.01) 0.734
 Intermittent episode 8 (33.3) 12 (57.1) 3.00 (0.74, 12.13) 0.123
Follow-up time (months)
 Mean ± SD 51.88 ± 39.32 58.79 ± 43.20 0.577
 Median (min, max) 44.37 (10.47, 163.40) 46.20 (7.53, 169.23)

IgG4-RD: IgG4-related disease, VA: visual acuity, CI: confidence interval, SD: standard deviation