Table 3.
Variables | Ocular | Generalized | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||||||
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n (%) | n (%) | OR (95%CI) | p value | OR (95%CI) | p value | |||||||
(Intercept) | 0.107 (0.0102, 1.12) | 0.062 | ||||||||||
Smoking-after-onset | 4 (12.5) | 42 (28.0) | 2.71 (0.871, 11.3) | 0.076 | 3.57 ( 1.04, 12.3) | 0.043 | ||||||
Female | 11 (34.4) | 90 (60.0) | 2.85 (1.21, 7.05) | 0.011 | 4.92 (1.83, 13.2) | 0.002 | ||||||
Age at survey | 60.6 (14.8)† | 60.0 (15.2)† | 0.851 | 1.01 ( 0.981, 1.04) | 0.436 | |||||||
Anti-AChR antibody | 23 (71.9) | 117 (78.0) | 1.38 (0.513, 3.48) | 0.490 | 1.51 (0.525, 4.34) | 0.445 | ||||||
Thymoma | 5 (15.6) | 50 (33.3) | 2.69 (0.942, 9.48) | 0.057 | 1.37 (0.436, 4.31) | 0.590 | ||||||
Steroids or immunosuppressants | 19 (59.4) | 138 (92.0) | 7.73 (2.81, 21.7) | <0.0001 | 8.16 (2.81, 23.7) | <0.001 |
OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, SD: standard deviation, AChR: acetylcholine receptor, †mean (SD)