Table 5.
Number of patients | Not in remissioncafter 8 years n (%) | p-value | OR | 95% confidence interval | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psoriasis or psoriasis-like rasha | Yes | 25 | 19 (76.0) | 0.062 | 2.44 | 0.96-6.2 |
No | 402 | 227 (56.5) | ||||
Psoriasis or psoriasis-like rash OR at least two of threeb | Yes | 31 | 25 (80.6) | 0.010 | 3.32 | 1.33-8.27 |
No | 379 | 211 (55.7) | ||||
Dactylitis | Yes | 24 | 16 (66.7) | 0.36 | 1.5 | 0.63-3.6 |
No | 403 | 230 (57.1) | ||||
Nail pitting | Yes | 18 | 13 (72.2) | 0.21 | 1.96 | 0.69-5.6 |
No | 409 | 233 (57.0) | ||||
Enthesitis | Yes | 40 | 29 (72.5) | 0.046 | 2.08 | 1.01-4.29 |
No | 385 | 215 (55.8) | ||||
First-degree heredity for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis | Yes | 48 | 28 (58.3) | 0.86 | 1.1 | 0.42-2.82 |
No | 361 | 208 (57.6) | ||||
Total | 427 | 181 (42.4) |
aData in 13 patients with psoriasis and 12 with psoriasis-like rash
b1) dactylitis, 2) nail pitting, 3) first-degree heredity for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis
cRemission was defined as inactive disease off medication for at least twelve months in accordance with the preliminary definition of Wallace [16]