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Table 3 Association of smoking or HLA-DRB1 SE and anti-CPP3 IgG in pre-symptomatic individuals compared with controls adjusted for age and sex

From: Concentration of antibodies against Porphyromonas gingivalis is increased before the onset of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

 

Anti-CPP3 IgG

Pre-symptomatic individuals, n (%)

Controls, n (%)

OR (95 % CI)

Smokinga

 –

84 (33.6)

90 (49.7)

Reference

 +

149 (59.6)

85 (47.0)

2.12 (1.39–3.23)

 –

+

6 (2.4)

2 (1.1)

3.01 (0.58–15.47)

 +

+

11 (4.4)

4 (2.2)

2.83 (0.86–9.40)

HLA-DRB1 SEb

 –

79 (31.6)

107 (62.6)

Reference

 +

154 (61.6)

59 (34.5)

3.55 (2.32–5.42)

 –

+

6 (2.4)

3 (1.8)

2.41 (0.58–10.13)

 +

+

11 (4.4)

2 (1.2)

6.74 (1.43–31.81)

RERI = 2.21 (−8.13, 29.19), AP = 0.30 (−3.22, 0.55), SI = 1.52 (0.22–10.90), MI = 0.77 (0.10–6.29), p value = 0.81

  1. aDefined as ever smoker
  2. b HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) defined as 0101/0401/0404/0405/0408
  3. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, RERI relative excess due to interaction, AP attributable proportion due to interaction, SI synergy index, MI multiplicative interaction