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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of plasma AGEs levels and sRAGE levels in patients with adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD)

From: The potential role of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and soluble receptors for AGEs (sRAGE) in the pathogenesis of adult-onset still’s disease

AOSD patients (n = 52)

AGEs levels

sRAGE levels

B

Beta

p

B

Beta

p

Univariate analysis

      

 Smoking

−1.00

−0.03

0.806

30.79

0.02

0.864

 BMI

−1.01

−0.28

0.056

23.07

0.14

0.314

 Leukocytosis

5.31

0.27

0.055

−313.40

−0.36

0.010

 Anemia

6.89

0.30

0.032

−308.35

−0.30

0.031

 CRP

2.21

0.55

0.000

−8.63

−0.05

0.734

 Log(Ferritin)

10.18

0.58

0.000

−0.02

−0.16

0.244

 Activity score

3.81

0.77

0.000

−85.88

−0.39

0.004

Multivariate analysis

      

 Activity score

2.63

0.53

0.000

−45.56

−0.21

0.062

  1. AGEs: advanced glycation end products; sRAGE: soluble receptor for AGEs; BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein.
  2. Leukocytosis is defined as white cell count >10,000/cumm; anemia is defined as hemoglobin 11.3gm/dl.