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Table 5 Associations between IFN-α lupus phenotypes and cognitive dysfunction

From: The impact of disease activity and interferon-α on the nervous system in systemic lupus erythematosus

Cognitive dysfunction in specific domain:

Degree

IFN-α lupus phenotype

High

Low

P-value*

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value**

Any domain

Moderate to severe

70%

39%

0.026

3.5 (1.1–11.1)

0.030

 

Mild to severe

91%

49%

0.00087

11.0 (2.2–54.9)

0.004

At least two domains

Moderate to severe

39%

24%

0.23

2.0 (0.61–6.3)

0.26

 

Mild to severe

65%

36%

0.034

3.1 (0.99–9.5)

0.053

Neurocognitive Index

Moderate to severe

5%

6%

1.0

  
 

Mild to severe

9%

6%

1.0

  

Composite Memory

Moderate to severe

22%

6%

0.11

  
 

Mild to severe

30%

15%

0.17

  

Complex Attention

Moderate to severe

14%

9%

0.68

  
 

Mild to severe

14%

13%

1.0

  

Cognitive Flexibility

Moderate to severe

9%

9%

1.0

  
 

Mild to severe

17%

13%

0.71

  

Psychomotor Speed

Moderate to severe

4%

3%

1.0

  
 

Mild to severe

17%

6%

0.22

  

Reaction Time

Moderate to severe

22%

18%

0.74

  
 

Mild to severe

39%

18%

0.13

  

Visual Memory

Moderate to severe

22%

6%

0.11

  
 

Mild to severe

30%

9%

0.073

4.2 (0.95–18.7)

0.058

Processing Speed

Moderate to severe

9%

3%

0.62

  
 

Mild to severe

26%

6%

0.035

7.9 (1.2–51)

0.029

Executive Function

Moderate to severe

9%

9%

1.0

  
 

Mild to severe

13%

19%

0.72

  

Simple Attention

Moderate to severe

13%

19%

1.0

  
 

Mild to severe

13%

19%

1.0

  

Motor Speed

Moderate to severe

0%

13%

0.52

  
 

Mild to severe

22%

13%

0.60

  

Verbal Memory

Moderate to severe

17%

6%

0.22

  
 

Mild to severe

26%

15%

0.31

  
  1. Abbreviations: IFN: Interferon. OR: Odds ratio. CI: Confidence interval. *Chi-square test or Fischer’s exact test as appropriate. **Logistic regression model with disease duration as a covariate