Table 7 |
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Independent correlates of systolic blood pressure determined by using multivariate linear regression (GEE) |
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Variable |
Parameter estimate |
95% CI |
P value |
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Age (years) |
0.41 |
0.35, 0.48 |
< 0.0001 |
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SLEDAI-2K scorea |
0.39 |
0.28, 0.50 |
< 0.0001 |
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Antihypertensives |
6.44 |
4.94, 7.94 |
< 0.0001 |
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Hypercholesterolemia |
3.78 |
2.50, 5.05 |
< 0.0001 |
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GEE, generalized estimating equations; CI, confidence interval. All variables were measured coincident with measurement of total cholesterol. aSLE Disease Activity Index 2000; scores range from 0 to 105, with higher scores indicating more-active disease. Antihypertensives include all classes of drugs used to lower blood pressure. Hypercholesterolemia defined as total plasma cholesterol > 5.2 mmol/L. |
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Nikpour et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R125 doi:10.1186/ar3063 |
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