Table 4. Antibodies (Ab) to carbamylated BSA (CarBSA) are associated to a worse skin involvement.
Outcome variable | Age group | Predictor retained in the model | B | SE | p | OR | 95% CI for OR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mRss | Any | Ab to CarBSA | -2.91 | 1.06 | 0.006 | 0.05 | 0.070–0.430 |
<67 | Ab to CarBSA | -2.70 | 1.14 | 0.018 | 0.07 | 0.007–0.630 | |
Scleredema | Any | Ab to CarBSA | -3.20 | 0.76 | <0.001 | 0.04 | 0.010–0.220 |
Disease duration | -2.40 | 0.80 | 0.002 | 0.09 | 0.020–0.420 | ||
<67 | Ab to CarBSA | -3.00 | 0.88 | 0.001 | 0.05 | 0.010–0.281 | |
Disease duration | -2.24 | 0.84 | 0.008 | 0.10 | 0.020–0.554 |
CI, confidence interval; mRss, modified Rodnan skin score; OR, odds ratio; SE, standard error. A p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.