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. 2023 Feb 9;10:1107148. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1107148

Table 2.

Linear regression with random effects of patient and physician assessments of global disease activity.

Disease activity patient Disease activity physician
Estimates CI (95%) p Estimates CI (95%) p
Age −0.00 −0.01 – 0.01 0.672 −0.00 −0.01 – 0.01 0.763
BMI −0.03 −0.06 – −0.00 0.035 0.02 0.00–0.04 0.014
Sex [female] −0.26 −0.60 – 0.08 0.129 0.12 −0.08 – 0.31 0.242
Disease activity physician (NRS 0–10) 0.22 0.11–0.33 <0.001
Disease activity patient (NRS 0–10) 0.08 0.04–0.12 <0.001
Functional status (HAQ) 0.49 0.21–0.78 0.001 −0.22 −0.39 – −0.06 0.007
Pat phys. Well-being (NRS 0–10) 0.39 0.32–0.46 <0.001 0.10 0.05–0.14 <0.001
Pat. psych. Well-being (NRS 0–10) 0.05 −0.01 – 0.11 0.130 0.01 −0.03 – 0.05 0.610
Pain last 7 days (NRS 0–10) 0.30 0.25–0.35 <0.001 0.01 −0.03 – 0.04 0.758
Diagnose duration (years) −0.01 −0.04 – 0.01 0.231 −0.02 −0.04 – −0.01 0.001
CRP (mg/dl) 0.08 −0.03 – 0.18 0.158 0.22 0.16–0.28 <0.001

BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; HAQ, health assessment questionnaire; NRS, numeric rating scale; and CI (95%) 95% confidence interval.