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Table 4 Risk of exacerbation within 180 days as determined by uni- and multivariate cox regression analysis (adjustment for age, gender, oxygen supply, length of hospital stay, COPD grade and treatment group)

From: Association of mannose-binding lectin, ficolin-2 and immunoglobulin concentrations with future exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: secondary analysis of the randomized controlled REDUCE trial

 

Univariate cox regression

Multivariate cox regression

HR (CI 5%, CI 95%)

p-value

HR (CI 5%, CI 95%)

p-value

MBL (scaled per 200 ng/mL)

1.03 (1.00, 1.06)

0.02

1.03 (1.00, 1.06)

0.048

MBL < 500 ng/mL

0.65 (0.37, 1.15)

0.14

0.56 (0.31, 1.01)

0.053

Ficolin-2 (scaled per 200 ng/mL)

1.00 (0.99, 1.02)

0.65

1.01 (0.99, 1.03)

0.42

Ficolin-2 < 25% Quantile

0.82 (0.45, 1.48)

0.50

0.78 (0.43, 1.42)

0.42

IgG deficiency

1.62 (0.97, 2.71)

0.07

1.42 (0.83, 2.44)

0.21

IgA deficiency

1.36 (0.43, 4.34)

0.60

1.27 (0.39, 4.19)

0.69

Ig subclasses

    

 IgG 1 deficiency

1.69 (1.04, 2.76)

0.04

1.39 (0.82, 2.33)

0.22

 IgG 2 deficiency

2.14 (1.05, 4.33)

0.04

1.98 (0.91, 4.31)

0.08

 IgG 3 deficiency

2.09 (1.09, 4.00)

0.03

1.52 (0.76, 3.05)

0.23

 IgG 4 deficiency

1.24 (0.63, 2.44)

0.53

1.5 (0.69, 3.27)

0.31

 IgA 1 deficiency

1.36 (0.43, 4.34)

0.6

1.27 (0.39, 4.19)

0.69

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI Confidence Interval, MBL mannose-binding lectin, Ig Immunoglobulin