Clinical characteristics of 18 first relapses in SLE patients related to preceding rises in anti-dsDNA values measured by IgM class and IgG class ELISA and by Farr assay3-150
Rise in anti-dsDNA by | Total | Renal | Retinitis | CNS | Skin | Haemocytology | Arthritis | Myositis | Serositis | Vasculitis | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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+ | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | ||||||||||||||||||||||
IgM class ELISA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
− | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
OR | 1.67 | — | — | 1.50 | 2.33 | — | — | 0.57 | 1.33 | 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95% CI | (0.25, 11.07) | — | — | (0.23, 9.80) | (0.34, 16.18) | — | — | (0.04, 7.47) | (0.14, 12.37) | (0.14, 12.37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IgG class ELISA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
− | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
OR | 1.33 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.75 | 2.25 | 0.82 | — | — | 0.82 | 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95% CI | (0.14, 12.37) | (0.01, 4.48) | (0.01, 4.48) | (0.08, 6.96) | (0.18, 27.37) | (0.06, 11.0) | — | — | (0.06, 11.0) | (0.06, 11.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farr assay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
− | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
OR | 5.40 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.75 | 0.56 | — | — | — | 0.17 | 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95% CI | (0.44, 66.67) | (0.01, 4.84) | (0.01, 4.84) | (0.08, 6.96) | (0.06, 5.24) | — | — | — | (0.01, 1.96) | (0.06, 11.0) |
↵3-150 By cross tables and regression analysis as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).