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