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Table 2 Associations between genetic risk scores and overall RA risk, as well as ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative RA risk

From: A genetic risk score composed of rheumatoid arthritis risk alleles, HLA-DRB1 haplotypes, and response to TNFi therapy – results from a Swedish cohort study

GRS

Overall RA

ACPA-positive RA

ACPA-negative RA

GRS76SNP

 Linear

2.03 (1.85–2.23)

2.44 (2.19–2.72)

1.21 (1.03–1.44)

 Q1

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Q2 vs Q1

1.40 (1.02–1.93)

1.57 (1.04–2.38)

1.25 (0.77–2.05)

 Q3 vs Q1

2.39 (1.78–3.22)

3.43 (2.36–5.00)

1.33 (0.81–2.16)

 Q4 vs Q1

4.99 (3.77–6.61)

8.01 (5.60–11.45)

1.49 (0.92–2.42)

GRSHaplotype

 Linear

2.13 (1.94–2.34)

2.57 (2.30–2.87)

1.19 (1.00–1.42)

 Q1

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Q2 vs Q1

1.68 (1.21–2.34)

2.70 (1.69–4.33)

1.19 (0.74–1.91)

 Q3 vs Q1

3.64 (2.72–4.88)

8.11 (5.34–12.31)

1.06 (0.65–1.71)

 Q4 vs Q1

7.08 (5.24–9.57)

16.11 (10.51–24.69)

1.47 (0.89–2.41)

  1. Data presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
  2. ACPA anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies, GRS genetic risk score, RA rheumatoid arthritis, Q, quartile