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. 2016 Oct 10;31(12):1907–1913. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.12.1907

Table 3. Factors that influence discordance between the Boolean criteria and physician judgment for remission* .

Variables Remission based on the Boolean criteria Remission based on physician judgment
Coefficient SE P Odds ratio (95% CI) Coefficient SE P Odds ratio (95% CI)
Age 0.02 0.01 0.088 1.02 (0.99–1.03) 0.03 0.01 0.012 1.03 (1.01–1.05)
Female 0.46 0.27 0.085 1.58 (0.94–2.67) 0.35 0.28 0.212 1.41 (0.82–2.43)
Methotrexate use 0.10 0.31 0.755 1.10 (0.60–2.01) -0.65 0.30 0.031 0.52 (0.29–0.94)
Negative RF -0.08 0.26 0.759 0.92 (0.56–1.53) 0.32 0.26 0.223 1.37 (0.83–2.29)
Abnormal ESR 1.00 0.24 < 0.001 2.72 (1.69–4.38) 0.07 0.28 0.817 1.07 (0.61–1.86)
Abnormal CRP 0.40 0.36 0.256 1.50 (0.75–3.00) 1.14 0.37 0.002 3.13 (1.50–6.50)
Fatigue -0.01 0.06 0.857 1.01 (0.90–1.14) 0.22 0.05 < 0.001 1.24 (1.12–1.38)
Sleep disturbance 0.05 0.09 0.615 1.05 (0.87–1.26) 0.17 0.08 0.037 1.18 (1.01–1.38)
Pain 0.32 0.15 0.036 1.38 (1.02-–1.85) 1.14 0.16 < 0.001 3.13 (2.30–4.27)

RF = rheumatoid factor, ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP = C-reactive protein.

*The total of 855 includes the concordant group (177 patients) as the reference group.