Table 2

Relapse-free survival and overall survival of 727 granulomatosis with polyangiitis patients according to ANCA specificity

Overall n=727P value (PR3-ANCA+ vs MPO-ANCA+ vs ANCA)No ANCA n=62P value (ANCA vs PR3-ANCA+ and MPO-ANCA+)MPO-ANCA+ n=119P value (MPO-ANCA+ vs PR3-ANCA+ and ANCA)PR3-ANCA+ n=546P value (PR3-ANCA+ vs MPO-ANCA+ and ANCA)
Relapse-free survival
 5-year (95% CI)38.6% (34.3 to 43.4)0.1256.2% (43.8 to 72.1)0.1847.2% (36.0 to 61.7)0.1735.4% (30.7 to 40.9)0.04
 10-year (95% CI)19.4% (14.7 to 25.5)37.0% (22.7 to 60.2)32.7% (20.5 to 52.0)14.8% (10.0 to 21.9)
Overall survival
 5-year (95% CI)92.6% (90.3 to 95.0)0.005893.0% (86.6 to 89.9)0.9283.9% (75.2 to 93.5)0.00194.2% (91.8 to 96.7)<0.01
 10-year (95% CI)86.8% (82.9 to 90.9)85.7% (75.0 to 98.0)81.5% (72.1 to 92.1)88.1% (83.5 to 92.9)
  • ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody; MPO, myeloperoxidase; PR3, proteinase-3.