Research Article

Cardiovascular Disease in Latin American Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Systematic Review

Table 4

Factors associated with CVD in patients with SLE*.

CharacteristicβAOR95% CI

Dyslipidemia0.9712.641.32–5.280.005
Pleural effusion0.7512.121.17–3.840.013
Ever smoking0.6021.831.07–3.100.025
Coffee consumption0.5591.751.01–3.040.043
Renal involvement0.4761.610.94–3.840.081

CVD: cardiovascular disease; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; β: β coefficient; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
*The model was adjusted by gender and duration of the disease.