Skip to main content

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of 25(OH)D deficiency (25(OH)D levels <20 ng/ml) in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases

From: Vitamin D deficiency in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases: results of the cardiovascular in rheumatology [CARMA] study

 

All

Rheumatoid arthritis

Ankylosing spondylitis

Psoriatic arthritis

Variables

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

p

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

p

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

p

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

p

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

Kind of disease (ref. controls)

            

Rheumatoid arthritis

2.07 (1.53, 2.79)

1.46 (1.09, 1.96)

0.012

--

--

 

--

--

 

--

--

 

Ankylosing spondylitis

2.00 (1.46, 2.74)

1.23 (0.85, 1.80)

0.273

--

--

 

--

--

 

--

--

 

Psoriatic arthritis

2.03 (1.46, 2.81)

1.32 (0.94, 1.84)

0.110

--

--

 

--

--

 

--

--

 

Age beginning disease

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

0.985

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

0.324

1.00 (0.99, 1.02)

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

0.715

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

1.00 (0.98, 1.01)

0.688

Sex (ref. male)

0.86 (0.74, 0.99)

1.06 (0.88, 1.27)

0.561

0.60 (0.43, 0.85)

0.64 (0.42, 0.97)

0.037

1.46 (1.07, 1.99)

1.54 (1.10, 2.17)

0.013

0.82 (0.61, 1.10)

0.95 (0.66, 1.37)

0.781

Disease duration, years

1.01 (1.00, 1.02)

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

0.894

1.00 (0.98, 1.01)

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

0.971

1.00 (0.98, 1.01)

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

0.841

0.998 (0.980, 1.015)

1.00 (0.98, 1.01)

0.581

Educational level (ref. elementary)

            

University/secondary

0.86 (0.67, 1.11)

0.99 (0.77, 1.29)

0.963

1.02 (0.71, 1.45)

1.17 (0.69, 1.72)

0.430

0.76 (0.52, 1.10)

0.81 (0.55, 1.19)

0.280

1.00 (0.67, 1.50)

0.94 (0.62, 1.41)

0.765

Smoking status (ref. current smokers)

            

Past smokers

0.90 (0.74, 1.10)

0.91 (0.73, 1.13)

0.387

0.86 (0.58, 1.26)

0.80 (0.49, 1.29)

0.354

0.94 (0.62, 1.41)

1.11 (0.72, 1.70)

0.639

1.20 (0.77, 1.88)

1.20 (0.72, 1.99)

0.480

Never smokers

0.70 (0.57, 0.86)

0.73 (0.58, 0.91)

0.005

0.72 (0.51, 1.02)

0.74 (0.50, 1.11)

0.144

0.81 (0.53, 1.22)

0.84 (0.56, 1.26)

0.404

1.04 (0.66, 1.64)

1.12 (0.67, 1.87)

0.662

Obesity (BMI ≥30. kg/m2)

1.60 (1.32, 1.94)

1.96 (1.28, 1.90)

<0.001

1.54 (1.09, 2.17)

1.76 (1.18, 2.62)

0.006

1.39 (0.93, 2.09)

1.20 (0.78, 1.86)

0.408

1.47 (1.04, 2.09)

1.41 (0.98, 2.05)

0.067

Sunshine hours/month*

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

<0.001

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

0.001

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

0.001

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

<0.001

HAQ (0–3)

   

0.86 (0.69, 1.07)

0.90 (0.71, 1.14)

0.384

--

--

 

--

--

 

ACPA-positive

--

--

 

1.45 (1.00, 2.09)

1.45 (0.99, 2.12)

0.056

--

--

 

--

--

 

HLA-B27

--

--

 

--

--

 

0.68 (0.50, 0.92)

0.70 (0.48, 1.02)

0.062

--

--

 

BASFI (0–10)

--

--

 

--

--

 

1.10 (1.02, 1.18)

1.08 (0.99, 1.17)

0.070

--

--

 

Vitamin D therapy

0.60 (0.47, 0.77)

0.57 (0.43, 0.76)

<0.001

0.69 (0.48, 0.99)

0.78 (0.52, 1.18)

0.245

0.46 (0.26, 0.81)

0.43 (0.26, 0.81)

0.008

0.48 (0.28, 0.82)

0.54 (0.29, 1.01)

0.053

  1. *Hours of sunshine per month considering the period of time between 60 and 90 days prior to the baseline visit (blood test to determine the levels of 25(OH)D was performed at the baseline visit). 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D, OR odds ratio, BMI body mass index, HAQ (0–3): health assessment questionnaire, ACPA anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, HLA-B27 histocompatibility antigen HLA-B27, BASFI (0–10) Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index