Table 3. Relapse free interval: CSF values—multivariate Cox regression modela.
Group in risk | Hazard Ratio | P-value | |
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Age at clinical onset (y) | <22 | 4.3 | 0.0312 |
EDSS at time of therapy initiation | ≥1.5 | 3.0 | 0.0481 |
IL2:IL6 | <0.48 | 7.0 | 0.0028 |
IL-2 CSF (pg/ml) | ≥1.23 | 6.1 | 0.026 |
CHI3L2 CSF (pg/ml) | ≥7900 | 3.1 | 0.033 |
Sex, type of the 1st DMD, IgG calc, IgM calc, IndexIL-2, IndexIL-6, IndexIL-10, IndexCHI3L2, pNfH in serum, IL-6 CSF, IL-10 CSF | - | - | n.s. |
y = years; EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale; IL-2 = interleukin 2; IL-6 = interleukin 6; CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; CHI3L2 = chitinase 3-like 2 protein; DMD = disease modifying drugs; IgG calc = calculated IgG intrathecal synthesis; IgM calc = calculated IgM intrathecal synthesis; IL-10 = interleukin 10; pNfH = phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chains;— = does not apply; n.s. = non-significant.
aIndicators in brackets correspond to data in "Group in risk" column.