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Table 3 Standard (current) model: multivariate analyses

From: The relationship between synovitis quantified by an ultrasound 7-joint inflammation score and physical disability in rheumatoid arthritis – a cohort study

Predictor

Model without US-7

Model with US-7

β (95% CI)

P value

β (95% CI)

P value

Female

0.211 (0.045; 0.376)

0.013

0.208 (0.044; 0.372)

0.013

Age (years)

0.149 (0.097; 0.201)

<0.001

0.147 (0.096; 0.199)

<0.001

BMI

0.008 (-0.007; 0.024)

0.276

0.008 (-0.007; 0.023)

0.291

RF+ or ACPA+

0.029 (-0.115; 0.172)

0.696

0.029 (-0.114; 0.172)

0.691

Prevalent vs. incident RA

-0.048 (-0.209; 0.113)

0.558

-0.050 (-0.212; 0.111)

0.541

DAS28-CRP

0.184 (0.155; 0.213)

<0.001

0.202 (0.166; 0.238)

<0.001

GSsynSS

-

-0.003 (-0.014; 0.008)

0.595

PDsynSS

-

-0.001 (-0.015; 0.014)

0.916

GStenSS

-

-0.062 (-0.129; 0.006)

0.073

PDtenSS

-

0.018 (-0.032; 0.068)

0.487

Erosions score

-

0.005 (-0.022; 0.032)

0.720

R 2 (% variability explained)

44.7

45.9

Improved R 2

-

1.1

<0.001 *

  1. Predicted variable is current health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) score. Comparison of models based on demographic, clinical and immunological parameters with or without the German 7-joint ultrasound score (US7) sum-scores (SS). *P value of significance for improvement of prediction. BMI body mass index, RF rheumatoid factor, ACPA anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies, GS greyscale, PD power Doppler, syn synovitis, ten tenosynovitis, ES erosions score. P-values higlighted in italics are significant at p < 0.05