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. 2014 Jul 24;15:249. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-249

Table 1.

Prognostic factors associated with rheumatic symptoms in 2008, cohort of French Gendarmes (2006–2008), n = 403 (Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis)

 
Multivariate analysis (without early chronic symptoms)
Multivariate analysis (with early chronic symptoms)
 
Reference: no rheumatic disorders OR (95% CI)
Reference: no rheumatic disorders OR (95% CI)
  Arthralgia Arthritis Arthralgia Arthritis
CHIKV Infection
4.67 (2.32-9.41)ǂ
26.75 (11.15-64.17)ǂ
2.58 (1.05-6.38)*
10.56 (3.42-32.63)ǂ
Comorbiditya
2.00 (1.25-3.20)ǂ
2.47 (1.19-5.14)*
2.03 (1.26-3.27)ǂ
2.27 (1.06-4.87)*
Symptoms at acute stage
 
 
 
 
Depressed moodb
8.90 (1.06-74.95)*
13.92 (1.66-116.88)*
-
-
Symptoms at early chronic stage (median: 6 months after infection)
 
 
Arthralgiac
-
-
8.64 (1.95-38.17)ǂ
6.65 (1.33-33.30)*
Arthritisd - - 2.93 (0.47-18.18) 19.38 (3.36-111.82)ǂ

*p < 0.05; ǂp < 0.005; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.

aHistory of at least one of the following pathologies: sprain or dislocation of joints or bones and joint diseases, before CHIKV infection.

bSelf-assessed mood coded as “depressed” if checked affected or totally depressed.

cArthralgia = joint pain and/or stiffness.

dArthritis = swelling in addition to joint pain and stiffness.