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Table 3 Univariate analysis for successful steroid taper

From: Clinical outcomes of radiotherapy as initial local therapy for Graves’ ophthalmopathy and predictors of the need for post-radiotherapy decompressive surgery

Characteristic

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Age*

1.03

0.95 – 1.1

0.49

Sex (F vs. M)

0.21

0.04 – 1.3

0.10

Duration of symptoms prior to RT

   

  ≤ 6 months

reference

  

  6 – 18 months

0.75

0.1 – 5.6

0.78

  > 18 months

0.14

0.02 – 1.3

0.08

Total score at diagnosis

   

  (≥ 6 vs. < 6)

0.13

0.01 – 1.2

0.08

Prior steroid use

0.68

0.06 – 7.2

0.75

Response to prior steroids

   

  (PR vs. none)

0.79

0.24 – 2.6

0.70

Current smoking

0.26

0.05 – 1.4

0.12

Total score at 1 month*

0.93

0.6 – 1.4

0.75

  1. * denotes continuous variable.
  2. CI = confidence interval, F = female, M = male, PR = partial response.