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Published in final edited form as: J Rheumatol. 2022 Dec 15;50(8):1047–1057. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.220871

Table 3.

Logistic Regression Model of TNF-Inhibitor Initiation in First Year by Insurance Type

Public Insurance (n=268 ) Private Insurance (n=818)
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted ORa (95% CI) Adjusted OR with Site of Careb (95% CI) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted ORa (95% CI) Adjusted OR with Site of Careb (95% CI)
Male 1.29 (0.76–2.20) 1.44 (0.69–2.98) 1.4 (0.65–3.03) 0.93 (0.69–1.26) 0.96 (0.67–1.38) 0.97 (0.67–1.41)
Age (per 1 year increase) 1.07 (1.02–1.13)* 1.01 (0.94–1.08) 1.0 (0.93–1.07) 1.10 (1.07–1.13)** 1.03 (1.00–1.07) 1.03 (0.99–1.06)
Race/Ethnicity
White 0.82 (0.49–1.38) 1.29 (0.40–4.19) 1.34 (0.38–4.78) 0.76 (0.51–1.14) 1.08 (0.50–2.31) 1.15 (0.53–2.52)
Black 1.42 (0.64–3.18) 1.24 (0.35–4.34) 1.47 (0.39–5.47) 2.77 (1.34–5.71)* 1.97 (0.74–5.28) 2.11 (0.77–5.75)
Hispanic 1.15 (0.65–2.06) 1.15 (0.33–4.0) 1.40 (0.38–5.17) 0.96 (0.55–1.66) 0.88 (0.41–1.90) 0.90 (0.41–1.98)
Asian 0.56 (0.17–1.87) 0.45 (0.08–2.56) 0.48 (0.07–3.22) 0.90 (0.49–1.62) 0.91 (0.41–2.01) 0.93 (0.41–2.12)
Native American, American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.39 (0.34–5.66) 2.25 (0.35–14.43) 2.66 (0.36–19.62) 0.27 (0.03–2.64) 0.19 (0.01–2.55) 0.20 (0.01–2.83)
Middle Eastern/North African 2.08 (0.40–10.76) 1.32 (0.21–8.67) 1.28 (0.19–8.79)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1.66 (0.15–18.32) 0.43 (0.03–6.26) 0.47 (0.03–6.69)
Other * 1.53 (0.56–4.17) 9.06 (0.54–153.09) 5.88 (0.34–102.9) 1.10 (0.24–4.95) 1.01 (0.19–5.46) 1.10 (0.20–6.02)
Prefer not to state 1.38 (0.12–5.36) 0.57 (0.02–13.95) 0.74 (0.03–19.09) 0.82 (0.29–2.37) 0.83 (0.20–3.55) 0.85 (0.20–3.68)
Self-Reported Household Income (ref >150K)
<25K 0.39 (0.05–2.85) 0.48 (0.03–6.83) 0.50 (0.03–9.34) 0.77 (0.25–2.33) 0.59 (0.15–2.26) 0.59 (0.15–2.37)
25–49K 0.27 (0.04–2.00) 0.32 (0.02–4.66) 0.35 (0.02–6.88) 1.40 (0.76–2.59) 0.75 (0.36–1.58) 0.74 (0.35–1.59)
50–74K 0.36 (0.05–2.78) 0.47 (0.03–7.29) 0.47 (0.02–9.80) 1.37 (0.82–2.29) 1.18 (0.64–2.17) 1.09 (0.58–2.05)
75–99K 0.27 (0.03–2.86) 0.43 (0.02–9.56) 0.47 (0.02–14.66) 0.88 (0.55–1.43) 0.73 (0.41–1.29) 0.68 (0.38–1.23)
100–150K 0.97 (0.09–11.05) 1.67 (0.06–46.32) 1.97 (0.05–76.17) 0.79 (0.53–1.19) 0.69 (0.43–1.11) 0.66 (0.40–1.07)
Prefer not to state 0.34 (0.04–2.69) 0.30 (0.02–4.79) 0.26 (0.01–5.53) 0.98 (0.59–1.62) 0.75 (0.42–1.33) 0.74 (0.41–1.33)
Self-Reported Parental Education (ref Grad School)
High School Graduate or Less 0.75 (0.29–1.95) 0.65 (0.19–2.22) 0.69 (0.18–2.61) 1.80 (1.07–3.03)* 1.60 (0.85–3.03) 1.58 (0.83–3.01)
College 0.67 (0.27–1.65) 0.80 (0.25–2.57) 0.81 (0.23–2.86) 1.25 (0.90–1.72) 1.15 (0.79–1.69) 1.18 (0.80–1.74)
Prefer not to state 0.81 (0.28–2.41) 0.59 (0.14–2.39) 0.68 (0.15–3.17) 1.10 (0.70–1.74) 0.95 (0.55–1.62) 1.05 (0.59–1.87)
Arthritis Subtype (ref oligoarthritis)
Enthesitis-related Arthritis 9.51 (2.56–35.28)** 7.46 (1.69–33.04)* 9.53 (1.98–45.93)* 8.01 (4.72–13.60)** 4.77 (2.63–8.66)** 4.78 (2.58–8.84)**
Polyarthritis (RF-) 3.30 (1.79–6.10)** 1.48 (0.64–3.42) 1.45 (0.61–3.48) 3.37 (2.38–4.78)** 1.40 (0.88–2.22) 1.42 (0.88–2.28)
Polyarthritis (RF+) 8.15 (3.21–20.68)** 3.91 (1.14–13.46)* 3.57 (0.97–13.16) 9.45 (4.87–18.34)** 2.63 (1.19–5.81)* 2.70 (1.21–6.06)*
Psoriatic Arthritis 1.01 (0.33–3.06) 0.57 (0.14–2.29) 0.58 (0.13–2.67) 2.13 (1.14–3.98)* 1.45 (0.74–2.82) 1.50 (0.75–3.00)
Undifferentiated Arthritis 2.52 (0.65–9.68) 2.57 (0.54–12.26) 2.38 (0.47–12.15) 3.91 (1.70–9.00)* 2.49 (1.01–6.13)* 2.62 (1.04–6.56)*
Active Joint Count at Enrollment (per 1 joint increase) 1.13 (1.08–1.19)** 1.05 (0.99–1.12) 1.05 (0.99–1.12) 1.11 (1.08–1.15)** 1.05 (1.01–1.09)* 1.05 (1.01–1.09)*
Physician VAS (per 1 point increase) 1.45 (1.29–1.64)** 1.30 (1.11–1.54)* 1.33 (1.11–1.59)* 1.35 (1.26–1.44)** 1.15 (1.05–1.26)* 1.18 (1.07–1.30)**
Parent/Patient VAS (per 1 point increase) 1.27 (1.15–1.41)** 1.13 (0.97–1.30) 1.14 (0.97–1.33) 1.26 (1.19–1.33)** 1.06 (0.98–1.15) 1.05 (0.97–1.14)
*

p<0.05

**

p<0.001

a.

Includes all listed covariates

b.

Includes all listed covariates and site of care as random effect