Table 3 Differences between patients SCORE < 5% vs. mSCORE 5%, (n = 888)

Disease duration, years

1.017 (1.002–1.032)

0.019

1.028 (1.008–1.048)

0.005

Triglycerides

1.834 (1.475–2.280)

 < 0.001

1.457 (1.126–1.886)

0.004

HbAlc

1.046 (1.020–1.070)

 < 0.001

1.033 (0.999–1.066)

0.055

Unhealthy lifestyle factors

 Alcohol above national limits

Women ≥ 7

1.242 (0.732–2.107)

0.421

–

–

Men ≥ 14

0.838 (0.408–1.718)

0.630

–

–

 Physical activity

0–2 days per month

1

Ref

1

Ref

1–4 days per week

0.758 (0.555–1.036)

0.083

0.909 (0.605–1.366)

0.647

5 or more days per week

0.859 (0.614–1.201)

0.375

1.020 (0.654–1.591)

0.928

 High waist circumference

Women ≥ 80 cm

0.712 (0.432–1.174)

0.183

0.585 (0.322–1.064)

0.079

Men ≥ 94 cm

1.451 (0.829–2.540)

0.192

1.001 (0.509–1.971)

0.996

Measure of disease impact

 Pain

1.006 (1.001–1.012)

0.022

1.027 (1.011–1.045)

0.001

 Fatigue

1.000 (0.995–1.005)

0.884

0.994 (0.982–1.001)

0.321

 PatGA

1.001 (0.996–1.061)

0.575

0.978 (0.962–0.996)

0.014

 HAQ

1.305 (1.057–1.612)

0.013

1.33 (0.91–1.96)

0.137

 EQ-5D-5L

0.39 (0.311–0.531)

0.531

0.722 (0.195–2.669)

0.640