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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted linear regression analysis with TBRmax as the dependent variable

From: Unexpected arterial wall and cellular inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in remission using biological therapy: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Unadjusted analyses

Adjusted analysesα

B (95 % CI)

p value

B (95 % CI)

p value

ESR

0.009(−0.029-0.048)

0.602

0.024(−0.021-0.070)

0.256

CRP

−0.056(−0.272-0.159)

0.584

−0.075(−0.318-0.168)

0.513

DAS28

0.060(−0.623-0.744)

0.850

0.087(−0.638-0.910)

0.831

Disease duration

0.023(−0.003-0.050)

0.084

0.038(0.002-0.074)

0.040

Disease duration until start of TNF inhibition

0.064(0.015-0.113)

0.015

0.081(0.004-0.158)

0.040

  1. Data are unadjusted coefficient (B) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI)
  2. TBR max maximum target-to-background ratio, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, DAS28 disease activity score based on 28 joints
  3. αAdjusted for BMI, systolic blood pressure and current smoking