Comparison of remission criteria in a tumour necrosis factor inhibitor treated rheumatoid arthritis longitudinal cohort: patient global health is a confounder

Table 5 Binary logistic regression analysis for the prediction of different remission statuses

	DAS28 remission versus nonremission		Boolean remission versus nonremission		Boolean versus only DAS28 remission
	OR	P value	OR	P value	OR	P value
Age	0.968	0.004	0.942	<0.0001	0.956	0.014
Baseline TJC28	0.946	0.018	0.910	0.031	–	–

Analyses were controlled for baseline levels of disease activity components: C-reactive protein (mg/dl), tender joint count out of 28 joints (TJC28), swollen joint count out of 28 joints, and patient global health. DAS28, disease activity score in 28 joints. P <0.05 indicates the association of the variable with different remission statuses. Odds ratios (ORs) explain the probability of reaching different remission statuses with higher age and baseline TJC28.

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