Table 2 |
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Variables associated with metabolic syndrome |
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Multivariatea |
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| OR |
95% CI |
P value |
OR |
95% CI |
P value |
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| Body mass index |
1.2 |
1.1-1.3 |
< 0.001 |
1.2 |
1.1-1.3 |
< 0.001 |
| Pulse |
1.03 |
1.01-1.06 |
0.011 |
1.03 |
1.00-1.06 |
0.020 |
| Creatinine |
1.01 |
1.00-1.02 |
0.080 |
1.02 |
1.00-1.03 |
0.017 |
| Hypothyroidism |
4.5 |
1.5-13.2 |
0.007 |
4.7 |
1.5-15.0 |
0.009 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
4.8 |
1.8-12.9 |
0.002 |
4.5 |
1.4-15.2 |
0.014 |
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aIn multivariate analyses, the following variables were used: gender, age, prednisolone only, methotrexate only, sulfasalazine only, hydroxychloroquine only, tumour necrosis factor-blocking agents, combination of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, pack-years, smoking, erosions, DAS28 (disease activity score using 28 joint counts), body mass index, pulse rate, creatinine levels, renal clearance, hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. |
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Raterman et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:413 doi:10.1186/ar2805 |
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