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Table 6 Odds ratio of risk factors used in scoring system for risk stratification of HBV reactivation in RA patients with resolved infection are shown

From: Risk stratification and clinical course of hepatitis B virus reactivation in rheumatoid arthritis patients with resolved infection: final report of a multicenter prospective observational study at Japanese Red Cross Hospital

Risk factor

Number of patients

Odds ratio

95% CI

Age > 70 years

482

2.21

1.29–3.88

HBcAb (+) alone

218

3.28

1.88–5.66

Treatment other than MTX monotherapy

574

2.17

1.24–3.92

  1. Abbreviations: HBc Ab anti-hepatitis B virus core antibody, MTX methotrexate, CI confidence interval