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Table 2 Results of univariable and multivariable Cox regression in discovery cohort with clinically apparent inflammatory arthritis as outcome

From: A search to the target tissue in which RA-specific inflammation starts: a detailed MRI study to improve identification of RA-specific features in the phase of clinically suspect arthralgia

 

Univariable

Final model after backward selection

Number of locations with subclinical inflammation

 0 locations (negative MRI)

Ref

Ref

 1 or 2 locations

3.14 (1.40–7.04)

2.54 (1.11–5.82)

 3 or more locations

6.28 (2.77–14.2)

3.75 (1.49–9.48)

 Severe subclinical inflammation*

3.34 (1.48–7.54)

 MCP-extensor peritendinitis

7.85 (3.91–15.8)

4.38 (2.07–9.25)

 Combination of inflammatory lesion in wrist and MTPs

2.19 (1.15–4.16)

 PCA component 1

0.92 (0.88–0.96)

 PCA component 2

0.93 (0.83–1.04)

  1. MCP metacarpophalangeal, MTP metatarsophalangeal, n number of patients
  2. *Severe subclinical inflammation: inflammation that is 2 RAMRIS points above the 95th percentile of inflammation observed in healthy volunteers in the same age category as published previously [13]. Further explanation in Additional file 1