Table 6 Bivariate analysis of biomarkers 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 | Controls | ORc | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCT > 0.90 ng/mL | ||||||
YES | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1,47 – 1,96 | 0,02 |
NO | 21 | 4 | 17 | |||
ESR > 20 mm/hr | ||||||
YES | 83 | 17 | 66 | 0,79 | 0,71 – 0,88 | 0,12 |
NO | 14 | 0 | 14 | |||
CRP > 6 mg/L | ||||||
YES | 67 | 13 | 54 | 1,27 | 0,46 – 3,49 | 0,63 |
NO | 44 | 7 | 37 | |||
CRP > 60 mg/L | ||||||
YES | 25 | 10 | 15 | 5,06 | 1,79–14,28 | 0,001 |
NO | 86 | 10 | 76 | |||
CRP > 90 mg/L | ||||||
YES | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5,14 | 1,50–17,56 | 0,005 |
NO | 98 | 14 | 84 | |||
Ferritin > 500 ng/mL | ||||||
YES | 22 | 7 | 15 | 2,10 | 0,64—6,83 | 0,21 |
NO | 44 | 8 | 36 | |||
Consumed C3 (< 88 mg/dl) | ||||||
YES | 65 | 14 | 51 | 1,48 | 0,48 – 4,55 | 0,59 |
NO | 32 | 5 | 27 | |||
Consumed C4 (< 15 mg/dl) | ||||||
YES | 63 | 12 | 51 | 0,90 | 0,32 – 2,57 | 0,85 |
NO | 34 | 7 | 27 | |||
NLR > 2.0 | ||||||
YES | 77 | 14 | 63 | 1,18 | 0,41—3,37 | 0,75 |
NO | 38 | 6 | 32 | |||
NLR > 6.0 | ||||||
YES | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2,28 | 1,05 – 7,88 | 0,03 |
NO | 95 | 21 | 74 | |||
PLR > 132.9 | ||||||
YES | 93 | 18 | 75 | 2,40 | 0,51–11,21 | 0,35 |
NO | 22 | 2 | 20 | |||
ESR/CRP Index < 2 | ||||||
YES | 60 | 9 | 51 | 0,57 | 0,19 – 1,66 | 0,30 |
NO | 34 | 8 | 26 | |||
LC4 > 66.7 | ||||||
YES | 73 | 13 | 60 | 0,64 | 0,20 – 1,85 | 0,38 |
NO | 23 | 6 | 17 | |||