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Table 5 Cortical hand bone loss and baseline serological biomarkers (univariate logistic regression analyses)

From: Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate predict hand bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of short duration: a longitudinal study

 

One-year cortical hand bone loss

Two-year cortical hand bone loss

Five-year cortical hand bone loss

 

OR

(95% CI)

P value

OR

(95% CI)

P value

OR

(95% CI)

P value

Age (years)

1.0

(1.0 to 1.0)

0.15

1.0

(1.0 to 1.1)

0.02

1.1

(1.0 to 1.1)

0.01

Sex (female)

1.3

(0.6 to 2.7)

0.52

2.0

(0.9 to 4.5)

0.09

1.0

(0.3 to 3.5)

0.96

Disease duration (years)

1.0

(0.7 to 1.3)

0.85

1.1

(0.8 to 1.5)

0.69

1.1

(0.7 to 1.7)

0.66

HAQ

1.9

(1.1 to 3.4)

0.03

2.5

(1.3 to 5.0)

0.01

1.5

(0.6 to 3.7)

0.41

ESR (> 20 mm/h)

5.2

(2.4 to 11.1)

< 0.001

5.5

(2.2 to 13.7)

< 0.001

4.6

(1.2 to 17.0)

0.02

CRP (> 10 mg/l)

1.9

(0.9 to 4.1)

0.11

4.1

(1.3 to 12.3)

0.01

6.0

(0.8 to 47.5)

0.09

Anti-CCP (> 25 U/ml)

2.7

(1.4 to 5.5)

0.004

3.2

(1.5 to 7.0)

0.003

5.1

(1.5 to 17.0)

0.01

IgA RF (> 25 U/ml)

2.6

(1.2 to 5.7)

0.01

3.3

(1.3 to 8.5)

0.01

2.2

(0.6 to 8.3)

0.23

IgM RF (> 25 U/ml)

1.7

(0.8 to 3.3)

0.14

3.4

(1.5 to 7.8)

0.005

3.8

(1.0 to 14.2)

0.05

DMARD use

2.1

(1.0 to 4.3)

0.05

2.9

(1.3 to 6.3)

0.009

2.5

(0.8 to 7.4)

0.10

Prednisolone use

2.3

(1.1 to 4.6)

0.02

3.5

(1.5 to 8.1)

0.004

4.8

(1.2 to 17.8)

0.02

  1. Results from univariate logistic regression analyses. Dependent variable: cortical hand bone loss exceeding the least significant change (least significant change = -0.79%).
  2. Anti-CCP = antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide; CI = confidence interval; CRP = C-reactive protein; DMARD = disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ = health assessment questionnaire; Ig = immunoglobulin; OR = odds ratio; RF = rheumatoid arthritis.