BEC was also predictive of peripheral nervous system (PNS) involvement, with a positive trend with increasing BEC (<1500/mL: OR 0.17, 95%CI, 0.06–0.47; >3500/mL: OR 2.8, 95% CI, 1.5–5.28).
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Conversely, in our case series, the presence of ANCA was predictive of heart involvement sparing, though this result did not reach statistical significance [OR 0.3 (95% CI 0.1–1.6)].