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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis for predicting coronary artery calcium score in RA patients

From: Cardiovascular disease risk calculators to reflect the subclinical atherosclerosis of coronary artery in rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study

 

Univariate

Multivariate

β

95% CI

P

β

95% CI

P

Age

5.67

0.63, 10.71

0.028

−1.31

−7.09, 4.48

0.652

Male gender

68.53

−58.56, 195.63

0.284

   

BMI

−2.89

−15.94, 10.16

0.658

   

Disease duration (years)

1.40

− 5.88, 8.68

0.701

   

Hypertension

80.00

−40.64, 200.63

0.189

   

Diabetes mellitus

247.17

70.53, 423.80

0.007

152.61

−10.80, 316.03

0.067

Dyslipidemia

−69.67

−184.60, 45.26

0.229

   

Current smoker

91.26

−47.89, 230.41

0.194

   

Premature angina or heart attack in a 1st degree relative

−69.28

− 359.58, 221.01

0.634

   

Oral glucocorticoid

91.34

−26.27, 208.95

0.125

   

ERS-RA

10.87

6.02, 15.72

< 0.001

10.01

3.78, 16.23

0.002

DAS28-ESR

37.55

1.16, 73.94

0.043

25.11

−6.24, 56.45

0.114

  1. BMI Body mass index, ERS-RA Expanded Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis, CI Confidence interval, DAS28 Disease activity score-28
  2. * All variables yielding P value under 0.05 in univariate regression analysis were included in multivariate analysis
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