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 | ||||||
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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.