Table 2 Univariate linear regression results against DAS28(ESR) or Sharp score.

From: Adiponectin is negatively associated with disease activity and Sharp score in treatment-naïve Han Chinese rheumatoid arthritis patients

Variables

DAS28 (ESR)

Sharp score

β (95% CI)

p

β (95% CI)

p

Gender

Male

0

 

0

 

Female

− 0.27 (− 1.62, 1.09)

0.698

1.22 (− 21.65, 24.09)

0.917

Age (year)

0.07 (0.03, 0.12)

0.003

0.62 (− 0.17, 1.41)

0.128

Disease duration (month)

0.00 (− 0.00, 0.01)

0.177

0.30 (0.22, 0.38)

< 0.001

Height (cm)

− 0.03 (− 0.10, 0.05)

0.497

− 0.26 (− 1.54, 1.01)

0.688

Weight (kg)

− 0.03 (− 0.08, 0.03)

0.331

− 0.68 (− 1.58, 0.22)

0.141

BMI (kg/m2)

− 0.06 (− 0.23, 0.10)

0.444

− 2.23 (− 5.03, 0.56)

0.121

RF (IU/mL)

− 0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

0.886

0.01 (− 0.01, 0.03)

0.311

CCP (Ru/mL)

− 0.00 (− 0.01, 0.00)

0.204

− 0.01 (− 0.07, 0.03)

0.853

CRP (mg/dL)

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

0.003

0.26 (0.04, 0.049)

0.023

ESR (mm/H)

N/A

N/A

0.65 (0.36, 0.94)

< 0.001

SJC

N/A

N/A

2.05 (0.51, 3.59)

0.010

TJC

N/A

N/A

2.07 (1.02, 3.13)

< 0.001

Adiponectin (μg/mL)

− 0.04 (− 0.07, − 0.01)

0.015

− 0.39 (− 0.99, 0.20)

0.198

  1. BMI body mass index, CCP cyclic citrullinated peptides, CRP C-reactive protein, RF rheumatoid factor, SJC swollen joint count, TJC tender joint count. p < 0.05 is considered statistically significant and these values are in bold.
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