Table 2 Linear regression analysis to therapeutic effect of IVMP therapy.

From: Factors influencing intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy in Chinese patients with isolated optic neuritis associated with AQP4 antibody-seropositive neuromyelitis optica

 

B

SEB

Beta

t

P-value

95% CI

Lower bound

Upper bound

Age (cut-off of 50 years)

− 0.283

0.087

− 0.194

3.265

0.01

− 0.454

− 0.112

Sex (male)

0.304

0.99

0.181

− 3.059

0.002

0.108

0.500

Baseline VA

0.278

0.052

0.314

− 5.290

0.000

0.174

0.381

Therapeutic intervals

− 0.041

0.019

− 0.128

2.155

0.032

− 0.078

− 0.003

Dose

− 0.063

0.088

− 0.042

0.715

0.475

− 0.237

0.111

  1. IVMP intravenous methylprednisolone pulse, B unstandardized regression coefficient, SEB standard error of the coefficient, VA visual acuity, CI confidence interval.
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