Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis of the mortality predictors.

		95% CI
Variable	OR	Lower	Upper	P
BVAS	0.98	0.81	1.19	.851
VDI	1.43	1.08s	1.89	.013
Creatinine, mg/dL	1.27	1.03	1.56	.024
CRP, mg/L	1.05	1.00	1.09	.031
Prednisone dose, mg/d	1.02	0.99	1.06	.226

Multivariate logistic regression (full model).

BVAS = Birmingham vasculitis activity score, CRP = C-reactive protein, VDI = vasculitis damage index.