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. 2010 Nov 8;50(6):1070–1082. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq234

Table 4.

Logistic regression analyses for the primary outcomes: ACR20 and 35% improvement in patient GAa

Contrast Contrasts evaluated
Odds ratio s.e. 95% Cl P-value
Groups 2 and 3 Groups 4 and 5
Consultation vs no consultation n = 30 n = 31
 No. of patients who achieved ACR20, n (%) 7 (23.3) 4 (12.9) 0.404 0.298 0.095, 1.714 0.219
 No. of patients who achieved 35% patient GA, n (%) 12 (40.0) 10 (32.2) 0.725 0.424 0.231, 2.280 0.582
Groups 2 and 4 Groups 3 and 5
Complex vs placebo n = 29 n = 32
 No. of patients who achieved ACR20, n (%) 4 (13.8) 7 (21.9) 2.050 1.494 0.492, 8.548 0.324
 No. of patients who achieved 35% patient GA, n (%) 10 (34.5) 12 (37.5) 1.142 0.652 0.373, 3.497 0.816
Group 1 Group 2
Individual vs complex n = 16 n = 14
 No. of patients who achieved ACR20, n (%) 5 (31.3) 2 (14.3) 0.258 0.259 0.036, 1.842 0.177
 No. of patients who achieved 35% patient GA, n (%) 6 (37.5) 6 (42.9) 1.076 0.863 0.224, 5.181 0.927
Group 1 Group 3
Individual vs placebo n = 16 n = 16
 No. of patients who achieved ACR20, n (%) 5 (31.3) 5 (31.2) 1.262 1.045 0.249, 6.394 0.778
 Number of patients who achieved 35% patient GA, n (%) 6 (37.5) 6 (37.5) 1.047 0.811 0.229, 4.781 0.953

aAdjusted for practitioner, baseline disease severity, baseline disease activity, sex, age, duration of illness, number of medications for RA and number of other medical complaints.