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. 2021 Sep 10;16(9):e0255854. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255854

Table 3. Factors associated with moderate/severe disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the multivariate analysis.

Dependent variable: moderate/severe disease activity
B SE OR 95% CI p-value B SE OR 95% CI p-value
Age -0.038 0.019 0.96 0.92–0.99 0.047 NIM NIM NIM NIM NIM
Menopause 1.088 0.518 2.96 1.07–8.19 0.036 NIM NIM NIM NIM NIM
Disease duration 0.024 0.018 1.02 0.98–1.06 0.173 NIM NIM NIM NIM NIM
Fat mass % 0.019 0.026 1.02 0.97–1.07 0.460 NIM NIM NIM NIM NIM
Body Mass Index -0.038 0.048 0.96 0.87–1.05 0.429 NIM NIM NIM NIM NIM
Diabetes mellitus 0.862 0.440 2.36 1.00–5.61 0.050 NIM NIM NIM NIM NIM
Chemerin ≥103 ng/mL 1.077 0.382 2.93 1.39–6.21 0.005 1.01 0.36 2.76 1.35–5.62 0.005

Multivariable logistic regression analysis. Dependent variable presence of moderate/severe disease activity. OR: odds ratios; 95% CI: 95% confidence intervals. Crude ORs were obtained using the Enter method. Adjusted ORs were obtained using the Forward stepwise method. NIM: not in the model.