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. 2020 Jan 28;59(9):2481–2490. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez657

Table 4.

Associations of clinical baseline factors with each response measure at follow-up (univariable logistic regression analyses)

ASAS 20 response
ASAS 40 response
ASDAS ≥1.1 reduction
ASDAS score <2.1
Baseline variables OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Disease criteria mNY Ref Ref Ref Ref
ASAS imaging 1.05 (0.67, 1.66) 1.16 (0.72, 1.88) 1.11 (0.66, 1.86) 0.89 (0.50, 1.56)
ASAS clinical 1.09 (0.35, 3.35) 1.35 (0.42, 4.27) 1.19 (0.33, 4.26) 1.84 (0.51, 6.62)
Heel enthesitis Yes vs no 1.29 (0.65, 2.56) 1.37 (0.69, 2.75) 2.69 (1.17, 6.20) 1.18 (0.51, 2.73)
Uveitis Yes vs no 1.53 (0.91, 2.56) 1.37 (0.81, 2.32) 1.49 (0.83, 2.67) 1.15 (0.62, 2.12)
Dactylitis Yes vs no 2.08 (0.71, 6.12) 1.62 (0.59, 4.46) 2.15 (0.70, 6.61) 1.63 (0.53, 5.01)
Psoriasis Yes vs no 1.20 (0.57, 2.49) 0.91 (0.42, 2.003) 0.69 (0.30, 1.59) 0.80 (0.33, 1.93)
IBD Yes vs no 0.80 (0.41, 1.58) 0.60 (0.27, 1.31) 0.42 (0.18, 0.99) 0.76 (0.32, 1.81)
Peripheral joint disease Yes vs no 0.63 (0.37, 1.06) 0.64 (0.36, 1.14) 0.83 (0.46, 1.05) 0.87 (0.46, 1.67)
CRP (mg/dl) Per unit increase 0.99 (0.99, 1.01) 1.002 (0.99, 1.01) 1.004 (0.99, 1.02) 0.99 (0.97, 1.01)
Tender joint count Per unit increase 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) 0.98 (0.93, 1.04) 1.003 (0.95, 1.06) 0.98 (0.92, 1.05)
Swollen joint count Per unit increase 0.96 (0.87, 1.06) 0.94 (0.82, 1.08) 0.97 (0.88, 1.08) 0.93 (0.79, 1.08)
BMI (per kg/m2) Per unit increase 0.95 (0.91, 0.99) 0.95 (0.90, 0.99) 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) 0.94 (0.89, 1.001)
BASMI Per unit increase 0.80 (0.70, 0.92) 0.85 (0.73, 0.99) 0.92 (0.80, 1.07) 0.83 (0.70, 0.99)
Comorbidity count Per unit increase 0.65 (0.50, 0.84) 0.57 (0.42, 0.79) 0.60 (0.44, 0.82) 0.51 (0.35, 0.75)

Italics indicate variable eligible for stepwise model (<0.2).

OR: odds ratio; ref: reference category; ASAS: assessment in ankylosing spondylitis; ASDAS: ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score; BASMI: Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index.