Table 4.

Stepwise logistic regression analysis to evaluate risk factors for IFI in 852 patients with cSLE.

Independent Variable	OR	95% CI	R²	p
Current SLEDAI-2K	1.108	1.057–1.163	0.425	< 0.0001^*
PRED current dose, mg/day	1.046	1.021–1.071	—	< 0.0001^*
Disease duration	0.984	0.969–0.998	—	0.030^*

↵* P value < 0.05. IFI: invasive fungal infection; cSLE: childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus; SLEDAI-2K: SLE Disease Activity Index 2000; PRED: prednisone.