Coronary artery status of patients with transient fever 24–36 h after first IVIG infusion did not differ from that seen in responsive patients

Table 2 Logistic regression analysis for the prediction of persistent fever in 158 patients with fever starting 24–36 h after the completion of initial IVIG therapy

Characteristics	Group 2 n = 54	Group 3 n = 104	Univariate			Multivariate
Characteristics	Group 2 n = 54	Group 3 n = 104	P value	OR	CI (95%)	P value	OR	CI (95%)
Neutrophil, %	66.6 ± 15.2	72.1 ± 13.4	0.025	1.027	1.003–1.052	0.951	1.001	0.970–1.033
Albumin, g/dL	3.4 ± 0.3	3.2 ± 0.5	0.018	0.409	0.195–0.858	0.109	0.422	0.147–1.212
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	0.65 ± 0.50	1.43 ± 1.33	< 0.001	2.621	1.537–4.469	0.007	2.472	1.284–4.762
Na⁺, mmol/L	136.3 ± 2.6	134.9 ± 3.1	0.007	0.848	0.753–0.955	0.803	1.022	0.863–1.209
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	8.74 ± 7.16	11.66 ± 7.40	0.022	1.063	1.009–1.119	0.884	0.995	0.935–1.060
Log-BNP	1.55 ± 0.59	1.81 ± 0.59	0.020	2.220	1.132–4.354	0.493	1.316	0.600–2.887

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