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Table 5 Relation between clinical and radiographic parameters and HAQ: univariate linear regression

From: Radiographic damage in early rheumatoid arthritis is associated with increased disability but not with pain—a 5-year follow-up study

Variable

Inclusion

2 years

5 years

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

Female sex

0.164 (−0.013, 0.340)

0.269 (0.079, 0.459)

0.274 (0.062, 0.485)

Age (per year)

0.004 (−0.002, 0.010)

0.004 (−0.002, 0.010)

0.012 (0.005, 0.018)

Symptom duration (months)

−0.053 (−0.080, −0.026)

−0.007 (−0.038, 0.023)

−0.008 (−0.042, 0.026)

Body mass index (per kg/m2)

0.015 (−0.009, 0.038)

0.014 (−0.011, 0.038)

-

RF seropositivity

−0.149 (−0.315, 0.017)

−0.101 (−0.281, 0.080)

−0.170 (−0.373, 0.032)

Anti-CCP seropositivity

−0.093 (−0.271, 0.084)

−0.144 (−0.341, 0.052)

−0.123 (−0.343, 0.097)

SJC28

0.042 (0.026, 0.057)

0.039 (0.022, 0.056)

0.044 (0.025, 0.063)

TJC28

0.043 (0.032, 0.055)

0.050 (0.035, 0.065)

0.052 (0.034, 0.070)

ESR (per mm/h)

0.009 (0.006, 0.012)

0.013 (0.009, 0.018)

0.011 (0.004, 0.019)

CRP (per mg/l)

0.009 (0.006, 0.011)

0.010 (0.004, 0.016)

0.005 (−0.001, 0.012)

SHS

0.005 (−0.005, 0.015)

0.005 (0, 0.011)

0.007 (0.003, 0.011)

ES

0.048 (0.018, 0.078)

0.021 (0.008, 0.035)

0.016 (0.008, 0.024)

JSNS

0.001 (−0.012, 0.013)

0.003 (−0.005, 0.011)

0.010 (0.004, 0.016)

  1. Bold text indicates statistical significance with p-values <0.05. HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, CI confidence interval, RF rheumatoid factor, Anti-CCP anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide, SJC28 swollen joint count in 28 joints, TJC28 tender joint count in 28 joints, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, SHS Sharp-van der Heijde score, ES erosion score, JSNS joint space narrowing score