Table 3.

Baseline predictors of unacceptable pain in early RA, multivariate analysis

Variable	Odds ratio	95% CI	P value
2 years after inclusion
VAS pain	1.56	1.14–2.14	< 0.01
Female sex	2.57	1.27–5.33	0.01
Age	0.80	0.60–1-07	0.13
Erosion	0.54	0.20–1.44	0.22
5 years after inclusion
PGA	1.78	1.26–2.52	< 0.01
SJC28	0.61	0.42–0.89	0.01

Legend: Multivariate logistic regression analysis. Odds ratios are calculated per standard deviation for continuous variables. Unacceptable pain: VAS pain > 40. CI confidence interval, VAS visual analogue scale, PGA patient global assessment, SJC28 swollen joint count in 28 joint, PGA patient global assessment