Table 3 Logistic regression analysis using LASSO of GCA to TAK.

From: Serum levels of fibroblast growth factor-2 distinguish Takayasu arteritis from giant cell arteritis independent of age at diagnosis

Variable

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

P value

Age at diagnosis

3.1818 (1.3187–27.0747)

0.0074

Eotaxin

1.2516 (0.4170–4.8811)

0.6264

FGF-2

0.3159 (0.0529–0.8476)

0.0205

Fractalkine

1.5041 (0.5807–5.3921)

0.3260

G-CSF

0.9044 (0.1257–2.7458)

0.8418

IL-2

0.7740 (0.1127–5.6015)

0.6858

IL-9

1.7561 (0.7386–10.6566)

0.2171

TNF-α

1.0077 (0.2819–3.7319)

0.9874

VEGF

1.7885 (0.7027–12.2498)

0.2049

sCD40L

0.7150 (0.1108–2.2897)

0.5488

  1. FGF-2: fibroblast growth factor-2; G-CSF: granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; IL: interleukin; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; sCD40L: soluble CD40 ligand.
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