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Table 3 Cox proportional hazards model predicting time to remission

From: Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis has a similar time to remission as younger-onset rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative

Baseline characteristics

Univariate

 

Multivariable

 
 

HR (95% CI)

p-value

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Sociodemographic

 Female gender

0.71 (0.60–0.84)

<.0001

0.87 (0.70–1.09)

0.2256

 Post-secondary education

1.26 (1.08–1.47)

0.0039

1.04 (0.87–0.70)

0.6744

 Ever smoked

0.87 (0.75–1.02)

0.076

0.93 (0.77–1.12)

0.4269

 RA family history

0.89 (0.74–1.07)

0.2176

0.87 (0.70–1.70)

0.1817

Disease characteristics

 Positive rheumatoid factor

1.01 (0.85–1.19)

0.9182

0.94 (0.78–1.14)

0.5381

 HAQ-DI

0.62 (0.55–0.69)

<.0001

0.71 (0.61–0.84)

<.0001

 Morning stiffness (>30 min)

0.71 (0.61–0.83)

<.0001

0.89 (0.73–1.08)

0.2366

 Joint erosion

0.94 (0.77–1.14)

0.5224

0.87 (0.70–1.08)

0.1954

 DAS28

0.77 (0.72–0.82)

<.0001

0.88 (0.80–0.96)

0.0048

 Extra-articular features

0.95 (0.78–1.14)

0.5534

  

 Number of comorbidities

0.83 (0.77–0.88)

<.0001

0.88 (0.81–0.95)

0.0022

 Osteoarthritis

0.93 (0.78–1.12)

0.4497

  

Treatment

 Oral glucocorticoid

1.06 (0.86–1.30)

0.5800

  

 Biologic or JAK inhibitor (time variant)

0.86 (0.71–1.03)

0.09

1.53 (0.63–3.69)

0.3485

LORA

0.83 (0.71–0.97)

0.0194

1.10 (0.90–1.34)

0.3593

  1. CI confidence interval, DAS28 Disease Activity Score 28 joint count, JAK Janus kinase, HR hazard ratio, HAQ-DI health assessment questionnaire disability index, LORA late-onset rheumatoid arthritis, RA rheumatoid arthritis