Table 3.

Relationship between IL6 (pg/ml) and Gal1 (ng/ml) serum levels.

	β Coeff. (95 % CI)	p value
Galectin1 (ng/ml)	0.008 (0.001 to 0.01)	0.023
Age (years)
< 45	Reference	–
45–65	0.18 (− 0.06 to 0.43)	0.154
> 65	0.17 (− 0.06 to 0.40)	0.162
DAS28
Remission	Reference	–
Low DA	0.09 (− 0.09 to 0.27)	0.327
Moderate DA	0.31 (0.15 to 0.47)	< 0.001
High DA	0.41 (0.18 to 0.64)	< 0.001
Methotrexate yes/no	− 0.16 (− 0.31 to − 0.004)	0.044

DAS28: disease activity score estimated with 28 joint count; Coeff., coefficient; IL6, interlukin 6; DA: disease activity.