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Table 4 Logistic regression for the predictors of disease activity among patients with SLE (n = 204)

From: Lack of patient education is risk factor of disease flare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in China

Variable

Level

Odds ratio

95% CI low

95% CI high

p-value

SLICC Index

One-unit increase

2.29

1.54

3.51

0.0001

SIMS

satisfied

0.16

0.06

0.40

0.0002

BMQ

One-unit increase

0.64

0.43

0.94

0.0297

NSAID

Yes

3.64

1.11

12.34

0.0332

  1. Abbreviations: BMQ beliefs about medicines questionnaire, NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, SLICC the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics, SIMS the satisfaction with information about medicines scale
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