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. 2020 May 1;6(1):e001191. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001191

Table 2.

Impact of positive status for 14-3-3η, rheumatoid factor (RF), anticyclic peptide antibodies (ACPA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) at each visit on prediction of rapid erosive progression (REP) at the subsequent annual visit

Visits Rapid erosive progression (REP; ΔErosions ≥5 between two visits)
Variables at previous visit Total n (%) RR (95% CI) P value
Individual variables
 High-14-3-3η 695 89 (12.8) 1.56 (1.16–2.10) 0.0034
 ACPA positive 727 103 (14.2) 2.50 (1.77–3.53) <0.0001
 RF positive 762 115 (15.1) 2.52 (1.79–3.55) <0.0001
 High CRP 721 108 (15.0) 2.23 (1.66–3.00) <0.0001
RF, ACPA (n=1938)
 Both negative 1059 45 (4.2) 1
 One positive 353 35 (9.9) 2.15 (1.36–3.42) 0.0012
 Both positive 526 85 (16.2) 3.52 (2.35–5.27) <0.0001
RF, CRP (n=2155)
 Both negative 957 32 (3.3) 1
 One positive 917 85 (9.3) 2.11 (1.45–3.09) 0.0001
 Both positive 281 69 (24.6) 5.14 (3.37–7.85) <0.0001
ACPA, CRP (n=1945)
 Both negative 822 28 (3.4) 1
 One positive 864 74 (8.6) 2.10 (1.48–2.99) <0.0001
 Both positive 259 63 (24.3) 5.24 (3.46–7.94) <0.0001
14-3-3η, RF (n=2083)
 Both negative 1070 61 (5.7) 1
 One positive 593 44 (7.4) 1.38 (0.94–2.02) 0.1049
 Both positive 420 80 (19.0) 2.78 (1.88–4.12) <0.0001
14-3-3η, ACPA (n=1881)
 Both negative 903 44 (4.9) 1
 One positive 627 59 (9.4) 1.84 (1.31–2.59) 0.0005
 Both positive 351 61 (17.4) 2.93 (1.93–4.45) <0.0001
14-3-3η, CRP (n=2090)
 Both negative 935 48 (5.1) 1
 One positive 914 78 (8.5) 1.37 (0.97–1.92) 0.073
 Both positive 241 59 (24.5) 3.49 (2.39–5.12) <0.0001
14-3-3η, RF, CRP (n=2083)
 All negative 721 31 (4.3) 1
 One positive 752 48 (6.4) 1.37 (0.88–2.13) 0.1693
 Two positive 449 55 (12.2) 2.35 (1.49–3.70) 0.0002
 All positive 161 51 (31.7) 5.59 (3.53–8.84) <0.0001
14-3-3η, ACPA, CRP (n=1880)
 All negative 593 21 (3.5) 1
 One positive 745 53 (7.1) 1.72 (1.18–2.49) 0.0044
 Two positive 401 46 (11.5) 2.63 (1.66–4.16) <0.0001
 All positive 141 44 (31.2) 6.29 (3.92–10.10) <0.0001
14-3-3η, RF, ACPA (n=1874)
 All negative 822 40 (4.9) 1
 One positive 411 22 (5.4) 1.28 (0.82–2.01) 0.2803
 Two positive 347 45 (13.0) 2.54 (1.59–4.04) <0.0001
 All positive 294 57 (19.4) 3.60 (2.30–5.64) <0.0001
RF, ACPA, CRP (n=1938)
 All negative 713 19 (2.7) 1
 One positive 597 46 (7.7) 2.38 (1.57–3.60) <0.0001
 Two positive 422 44 (10.4) 3.32 (2.05–5.36) <0.0001
 All positive 206 56 (27.2) 7.77 (4.88–12.37) <0.0001
14-3-3η, RF, ACPA, CRP (n=1874)
 All negative 537 18 (3.4) 1
 One positive 583 37 (6.3) 1.68 (1.08–2.61) 0.0221
 Two positive 339 25 (7.4) 2.13 (1.27–3.58) 0.0043
 Three positive 293 44 (15.0) 3.66 (2.17–6.17) <0.0001
 All positive 122 40 (32.8) 7.62 (4.63–12.56) <0.0001

Values for 14-3-3η, ACPA, RF and CRP were available at 185, 165, 186 and 186 visits preceding a REP episode, respectively.