Serum Interleukin-23 in Polish Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association with Lupus Nephritis, Obesity, and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Table 8

The multivariate stepwise analysis for serum levels of IL-23 > 3.1 pg/mL and IL-23 > 0.0 pg/mL.

Covariates	Serum IL-23 > 3.1 pg/mL		Serum IL-23 > 0.0 pg/mL
	OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)
Atherosclerotic plaque in cfa	4.27 (1.08–16.89)	0.038	12.67 (1.41–113.84)	0.023
Obesity	4.21 (1.40–12.67)	0.011	2.98 (0.84–10.61)	0.091
Anti-SS-B/La IgG	4.14 (1.14–15.07)	0.031	15.43 (1.73–137.25)	0.014
Lupus nephritis	NS	NS	3.69 (1.11–12.22)	0.033
Anti-phosphatidylethanolamine IgG	NS	NS	11.06 (1.24–98.65)	0.031

Cfa: common femoral artery; NS: nonsignificant. OR and adjusted for sex and age.