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. 2021 Nov 6;61(11):1693–1698. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8460-21

Table 3.

Univariate and Multivariate Analyses for Factors Associated with Generalized Manifestations.

Variables Ocular Generalized Univariate Multivariate
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)