Table 2. Prediction of resistance to IVIG on logistic regression analysis in the BNP group selected through propensity score matching

Variables Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI Nagelkerke R2 P value OR 95% CI P value
Age (year) 1.136 1.081–1.194 0.018 < 0.001
Body weight (kg) 1.047 1.030–1.065 0.021 < 0.001
Height (cm) 1.016 1.009–1.022 0.018 < 0.001
BSA (m2) 4.880 2.737–8.698 0.021 < 0.001 2.802 1.395–5.630 0.004
Neutrophil (%) 1.037 1.029–1.045 0.064 < 0.001 1.017 1.008–1.027 < 0.001
Platelet (× 1,000 /μL) 0.998 0.997–0.999 0.015 < 0.001 0.999 0.998–1.000 0.038
CRP (mg/dL) 1.040 1.022–1.058 0.017 < 0.001 1.002 0.990–1.013 0.790
Albumin (g/dL) 0.486 0.390–0.606 0.030 < 0.001 0.589 0.466–0.745 < 0.001
AST (U/L) 1.001 1.001–1.002 0.019 < 0.001
ALT (U/L) 1.002 1.001–1.002 0.022 < 0.001 1.001 1.000–1.001 0.061
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) 1.650 1.465–1.858 0.049 < 0.001 1.281 1.114–1.473 0.001
Na+ (mEq/L) 0.903 0.867–0.939 0.019 < 0.001 0.979 0.938–1.022 0.328
BNP (pg/mL) 1.000 1.000–1.000 0.029 < 0.001
LT-BNP 1.240 1.152–1.334 0.024 < 0.001
Z score 1.357 1.223–1.506 0.024 < 0.001 1.203 1.073–1.350 0.002
Pyuria 1.457 1.167–1.819 0.008 0.001 1.110 0.865–1.424 0.412
IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BSA: body surface area; CRP: C-reactive protein; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; LT-BNP: log transformed BNP.