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Table 5 Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic and clinical factors and their relationship with bacterial infection in patients with SLEJ and fever (n = 116, Ca = 20, Co = 96)

From: Bacterial infection in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and fever

Characteristic and Description

N

Cases (n = 20)

Controls (n = 96)

ORc

95% CI

p-value

Sex

 Male

16

2

14

0,65

0,13 – 3,11

0,73

 Female

100

18

82

Origin Cali

 YES

70

11

59

0,76

0,29 – 2,02

0,59

 NO

46

9

37

Fever for 3 or more days

 YES

63

9

54

0,62

0,23 – 1,63

0,33

 NO

52

11

41

Fever for 7 or more days

 YES

41

5

36

0,54

0,18 – 1,63

0,31

 NO

64

15

59

Immunomodulators

 YES

63

16

47

4,17

1,29–13,38

0.01

 NO

53

4

49

High-dose Steroids

 YES

24

6

18

1,85

0,62—5,49

0,25

 NO

92

14

78

JSLE Onset

 YES

28

2

26

0,29

0,65 – 1,38

0,15

 NO

88

18

70

Renal Replacement Therapy

 YES

19

7

12

3,76

1,25 – 11,3

0,01

 NO

97

13

84

SLEDAI 2 k

 Mild

22

5

17

1,54

0,49 – 4,84

0,53

 Moderate to Severe

94

15

79

  1. JSLE Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLEDAI-2 k Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000