Table 2 Association between GlycA, C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate with measures of disease activity and clinical characteristics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis^a

DAS28-ESR

0.58^b

0.65^b

0.48^b

DAS28-CRP

0.47^b

0.36^b

0.50^b

Tender joints

0.28^b

0.12

0.16^c

Swollen joints

0.29^b

0.28^b

0.29^b

Global health score

0.25^b

0.21^c

0.22^c

Larsen score^d

0.24^c

0.16

0.18

ESR

0.64^b

–

0.59^b

CRP

0.61^b

0.59^b

–

IL-6

0.39^b

0.38^b

0.40^b

TNFα

0.25^c

0.28^b

0.21^c

Age

0.04

0.18^c

0.08

BMI

0.08

0.09

0.17^c

Hemoglobin

−0.12

−0.51^b

−0.21^c

eGFR

0.02

−0.04

0.05