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. 2021 Apr 7;80(9):1130–1136. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219699

Table 4.

Factors for belonging to treatment-resistance group identified by univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses by treatment group

TOFA (n=156) BARI (n=138)
Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.05 1.01 (0.98–1.05) 0.49 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 0.38
Sex (female) 0.87 (0.33–2.24) 0.77 0.92 (0.28–3.04) 0.89
RA duration 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.50 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.11 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.85 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.24
MTX dose 0.94 (0.89–0.99) 0.04 0.97 (0.90–1.04) 0.40 1.00 (0.92–1.07) 0.84
Number of previous bDMARDs used 1.60 (1.20–2.07) <0.001 1.77 (1.26–2.48) <0.001 1.31 (0.97–1.78) 0.08 1.41 (0.95–2.10) 0.09
HAQ-DI 2.26 (1.36–3.77) 0.001 1.86 (1.02–3.39) 0.04 2.34 (1.19–4.59) 0.01
CRP 1.13 (1.01–1.27) 0.04 1.10 (0.97–1.26) 0.15 1.11 (0.97–1.27) 0.13
MMP-3 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.14 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.26
Rheumatoid factor titre 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.63 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.31
Anti-CCP antibody titre 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.96 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.23 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.03 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.09

BARI, baricitinib; bDMARDs, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; CCP, cyclic citrullinated peptide; CRP, C reactive protein; HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; MMP-3, matrix metalloproteinase 3; MTX, methotrexate; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; TOFA, tofacitinib.