Association between Functional Independence Measure and mortality in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A single-center observational study.

Modern Rheumatology
Yoshinosuke ShimamuraHideki Takizawa

Abstract

Previous studies have identified several predictors of mortality in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV). However, functional dependence as a predictor of mortality has never been reported. In this study, we investigated whether Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was associated with mortality in AAV patients. We analyzed 52 adults with biopsy-proven AAV in Teine Keijinkai Medical Center between January 2000 and March 2019. Adjusted Cox regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the association between three FIM-based groups and all-cause mortality. Estimates were calculated as hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). During a median follow-up of 2.3 years (interquartile range, 0.7-4.6 years), death occurred in 15 patients (29%). Compared to the highest-FIM group (91-126 points), the adjusted hazard ratios for the intermediate- (55-90 points) and lowest-FIM (18-54 points) groups were 3.59 (95% CIs, 0.40-32.0) and 15.7 (95% CIs, 2.07-119) for all-cause mortality, respectively. In addition, the lower-FIM groups were associated with higher mortality (p=.0179). This study suggested that the FIM score is a predictor of all-cause mortality in AAV patients. Future studies w...Continue Reading

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