Table 3.

Association of baseline variables and baseline Disease Activity Score in 28 joints scores^*

Covariate	Standardized β	P
Sex	0.02	0.85
Age at baseline	0.0002	0.97
Disease duration	−0.01	0.08
Current smoker	−0.03	0.83
Systemic steroids (NSAIDs)	0.07	0.36
Baseline HAQ score	0.34	< 0.0001

^*NSAIDs = nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; HAQ = Health Assessment Questionnaire.