Table 3.
Association between the class of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the main demographic, anthropometric and clinical parameters of the RA patients.
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Coeff. | p-Value | B Coeff. | p-Value | |
| F (%) | −1.400 | ns | - | - |
| Disease duration, months | −0.002 | ns | - | - |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.0250 | ns | - | - |
| Class of adherence to Mediterranean diet | −1.021 | 0.047 | −1.130 | 0.042 |
| Therapy | 0.055 | ns | - | - |
| Age, years | 0.033 | ns | - | - |
| BMI | −0.008 | 0.042 | −0.060 | ns |
| Smoke (%) | −0.164 | 0.049 | −0.264 | ns |
| RF positive (%) | 0.66 | ns | - | - |
| ESR (mm/hg) | 0.040 | 0.0165 | 0.040 | 0.017 |
DAS28 = disease activity score on 28 joints; BMI = body mass index; RF = rheumatoid factor; anti-CCP = anti cyclic-citrullinated peptide antibodies; CRP = C-reactive protein; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate.