Table 5.

Logistic regression for the log-odds of being improved according to physician or patient assessment^*

Change in characteristic	Physician assessment, OR (95% CI)	Patient assessment, OR (95% CI)
Physician global assessment	0.65 (0.51–0.82)†	0.68 (0.53–0.88)†
Physician skin involvement last month	0.76 (0.63–0.92)†	0.81 (0.66–0.99)†
Physician skin involvement last year	0.86 (0.71–1.03)	0.87 (0.71–1.07)
Skin severity (physician reported)	0.65 (0.48–0.88)†	0.86 (0.65–1.14)
SF-36 PCS	1.07 (1.01–1.14)†	1.03 (0.98–1.07)
SF-36 MCS	0.98 (0.92–1.05)	1.02 (0.96–1.09)
Durometer	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	0.99 (0.98–1.00)
MRSS	0.94 (0.89–0.99)†	0.88 (0.81–0.95)†
HAQ DI	0.56 (0.27–1.17)	0.69 (0.34–1.36)
CPK	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	0.99 (0.98–1.00)†
Total joint count	0.97 (0.83–1.12)	1.00 (0.86–1.17)
Patient-reported skin involvement last month	0.92 (0.79–1.06)	1.02 (0.89–1.17)
Patient-reported skin involvement last year	0.96 (0.85–1.09)	1.04 (0.92–1.18)
Skin interference with daily activities last month	0.97 (0.79–1.19)	0.87 (0.71–1.07)
Skin interference with daily activities last year	1.01 (0.87–1.18)	0.97 (0.83–1.13)

^*OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; SF-36 = Short Form 36 health survey; PCS = physical component score; MCS = mental component score; MRSS = modified Rodnan skin score; HAQ = Health Assessment Questionnaire; DI = disability index; CPK = creatine phosphokinase.

^†P < 0.05.