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. 2020 Jul 9;15(7):e0235678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235678

Table 5. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses for determinants of ASAS HI > 5 in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Univariable Multivariable*
Model A Model B Model C Model D
Variable OR (95% CI) P VIF OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Gender, male 0.36 (0.20–0.64) <0.001 1 0.25 (0.11–0.54) 0.001 0.14 (0.06–0.32) <0.001 0.15 (0.07–0.36) <0.001 0.14 (0.06–0.33) <0.001
Age, year 1.03 (1.01–1.05) 0.003 2 0.98 (0.95–1.01) 0.263 1.00 (0.97–1.03) 0.967 0.99 (0.95–1.03) 0.453 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.520
Disease duration, year 1.03 (1.01–1.06) 0.001 2 1.05 (1.01–1.09) 0.009 1.04 (1.00–1.07) 0.040 1.04 (1.00–1.08) 0.047 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.063
Smoking, n (%) 1.01 (0.63–1.62) 0.982 1.12 (0.60–2.10) 0.718 1.05 (0.57–1.95) 0.877 1.18 (0.61–2.27) 0.623 1.17 (0.61–2.24) 0.648
No. of comorbidities 1.34 (1.10–1.62) 0.003 1 1.28 (0.98–1.67) 0.071 1.27 (0.98–1.65) 0.077 1.30 (0.98–1.72) 0.066 1.30 (0.98–1.72) 0.065
Extra-spinal manifestation 1.70 (1.06–2.72) 0.028 1 0.94 (0.53–1.69) 0.845 0.96 (0.54–1.70) 0.895 0.96 (0.52–1.76) 0.891 0.99 (0.54–1.81) 0.973
Family history of AS 1.33 (0.83–2.14) 0.230 1.22 (0.69–2.18) 0.491 1.23 (0.70–2.70) 0.476 1.29 (0.70–2.36) 0.410 1.29 (0.70–2.36) 0.411
ESR, mm/hour 1.03 (1.01–1.05) 0.002 5 1.01 (0.99–1.04) 0.255
CRP, mg/dl 1.32 (0.98–1.77) 0.065 1.06 (0.81–1.39) 0.664
ASDAS-ESR 4.05 (2.73–6.02) <0.001 18 4.15 (2.65–6.49) <0.001
ASDAS-CRP 2.72 (1.97–3.75) <0.001 5 3.05 (2.11–4.39) <0.001
BASDAI 2.27 (1.83–2.83) <0.001 7 2.47 (1.92–3.20) <0.001 2.47 (1.91–3.19) <0.001
mSASSS 1.02 (1.01–1.03) 0.004 1 1.02 (1.00–1.03) 0.025 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.031 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.006 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.005
AIC 325 333 306 307

*Gender, age, disease duration, smoking, number of comorbidities, extra-spinal manifestations, family history of AS, mSASSS, and disease activity (model A, ASDAS-ESR; model B, ASDAS-CRP; model C, BASDAI+ESR; model C, BASDAI+CRP) were included in the multivariable analyses.

Abbreviations: ASAS HI, assessment of spondyloarthritis international society health index; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; P, p-value; VIF, variance inflation fraction; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; ASDAS, ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score; BASDAI, Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index; mSASSS, modified Stoke ankylosing spondylitis spinal score; AIC, Akaike information criterion.