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. 2016 Sep 22;2(2):e000304. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000304

Table 5.

Associations between variables collected at patient's last visit, HAQ and JADI

Variables HAQ
JADI-A
JADI-E
β (95% CI) p Value β (95% CI) p Value β (95% CI) p Value
ILAR category*
 E. oligoarticular 0.3 (0.1 to 0.5) 0.006† 6.8 (−1.2 to 14.7) 0.094 0.5 (−0.5 to 1.6) 0.335
 RF+ polyarticular 0.5 (0.3 to 0.8) <0.001† 17.5 (8.1 to 16.8) <0.001† 0.5 (−0.8 to 1.7) 0.484
 RF-poly articular 0.4 (0.1 to 0.6) 0.001† 8.8 (1.6 to 16.0) 0.018† 1.1 (0.2 to 2.1) 0.022†
 Systemic 0.2 (−0.1 to 0.4) 0.193 12.2 (2.8 to 21.5) 0.011† 1.0 (−0.3 to 2.3) 0.123
 ERA 0.2 (−0.0 to 0.4) 0.077 4.7 (−2.6 to 12.0) 0.208 0.4 (−0.5 to 1.4) 0.363
 PsA 0.1 (−0.2 to 0.5) 0.480 −0.8 (−21.0 to 19.3) 0.934 −0.2 (−2.6 to 2.2) 0.860
 Undiff arthritis 0.4 (−0.1 to 1.0) 0.130 NA NA NA NA
Adult rheumatic disease‡§
 PsA 0.2 (−0.1 to 0.5) 0.194 1.5 (−13.2 to 16.1) 0.844 0.1 (−1.7 to 1.9) 0.913
 RA 0.5 (0.3 to 0.7) <0.001† 4.4 (−3.6 to 12.4) 0.275 0.5 (−0.6 to 1.6) 0.358
 ASD—systemic persistent −0.6 (−1.0 to −0.2) 0.003† NA NA −0.8 (−3.1 to 1.4) 0.448
 ASD—polyarticular predominant NA NA 17.2 (2.1 to 32.3) 0.026† NA NA
 USpA 0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3) 0.965 −1.8 (−12.2 to 8.5) 0.729 −0.2 (−1.6 to 1.2) 0.752
 AS 0.3 (0.4 to 0.6) 0.024† −0.2 (−10.2 to 9.8) 0.971 0.5 (−0.9 to 1.8) 0.466
 EA −0.0 (−0.5 to 0.4) 0.882 −3.6 (−19.8 to 12.6) 0.663 −0.4 (−2.9 to 2.1) 0.752
 Age at disease onset‡ −0.0 (−0.0 to 0.0) 0.767 −0.7 (−1.3 to −0.2) 0.010† −0.1 (−0.1 to 0.0) 0.095
 Disease duration‡ 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) <0.001† 0.3 (0.1 to 0.5) 0.001† 0.0 (0.0 to 0.1) 0.001†
 Delay in diagnosis‡ 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) <0.001† −0.0 (−0.3 to 0.2) 0.787 −0.0 (−0.1 to 0.0) 0.157
 ANA‡ 0.0 (−0.1 to 0.2) 0.732 6.0 (−1.2 to 13.3) 0.102 1.1 (0.1 to 2.1) 0.033†
 RF‡ 0.1 (−0.2 to 0.4) 0.606 −1.5 (−11.9 to 8.8) 0.772 −0.2 (−1.8 to 1.3) 0.784
 B27‡ 0.0 (−0.2 to 0.3) 0.748 −6.6 (−15.2 to 2.0) 0.132 −0.5 (−1.5 to 0.5) 0.286
 ACPA‡ 0.2 (−0.3 to 0.7) 0.398 −3.5 (−31.9 to 24.9) 0.804 4.1×10−15 (−6.1 to 6.1) ≈1
Professional activity‡¶
 Unemployed 0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3) 0.904 1.1 (−7.8 to 10.0) 0.811 1.0 (−0.5 to 2.4) 0.178
 Retired due to JIA disability 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) <0.001† 29.1 (19.9 to 38.3) <0.001† 1.4 (0.2 to 2.6) 0.028†
 Years of education‡ −0.0 (−0.1 to −0.0) 0.001† −0.1 (−0.9 to 0.7) 0.795 −0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1) 0.367
 HAQ Score‡ 12.5 (10.2 to 14.9) <0.001† 1.1 (0.7 to 1.4) <0.001†
 Duration of corticosteroid therapy‡ 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) <0.001† 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) 0.020† 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) <0.001†
 Exposure to corticosteroids‡ 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5) <0.001† 4.5 (−1.1 to 10.2) 0.112 1.2 (0.5 to 1.9) 0.001†
 Exposure to biological DMARDs‡ 0.2 (0.0 to 0.3) 0.014† 6.9 (1.3 to 12.5) 0.016† 0.6 (−0.1 to 1.3) 0.080
 Exposure to synthetic DMARDs‡ −0.1 (−0.3 to 0.1) 0.394 −1.2 (−7.4 to 5.0) 0.699 −0.1 (−0.9 to 0.8) 0.864

†p Value <0.05.

*Compared to persistent oligoarticular.

‡Adjusted for ILAR category.

§Compared to non-classifiable.

¶Compared to employed.

ACPA, anticitrullinated protein antibodies; ANAs, antinuclear antibodies; AS, ankylosing spondylitis; ASD, adult Still disease; DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; E. oligoarthritis, extended oligoarthritis; EA, enteropathic arthritis; ERA, enthesitis-related arthritis; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; ILAR, International League of Associations for Rheumatology; JADI, Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor; RF+ polyarthritis, rheumatoid factor negative polyarthritis; RF+ polyarthritis, rheumatoid factor positive polyarthritis; SoJIA, systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Undif arthritis, undifferentiated arthritis; USpA, undifferentiated spondyloarthritis.