Table 3 |
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Independent association of FSTL1 with baseline characteristics in 198 RA patientsa |
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Characteristics |
B |
P value |
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Age, years |
0.022 |
0.000 |
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Sex |
-0.594 |
0.003 |
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Disease duration, years |
-0.001 |
0.945 |
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ESR, mm/h |
0.012 |
0.001 |
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CRP, mg/l |
-0.001 |
0.649 |
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RF, IU/ml |
0.005 |
0.000 |
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ACPA, RU/ml |
0.001 |
0.002 |
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aMultiple linear regression analysis association with the natural logarithm of follistatin-like protein 1 (FSTL1); RA, rheumatoid arthritis; B, unstandardized B coefficient; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; RF, rheumatoid factor; IU, international units; RU, relative units; ACPA, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody. |
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Li et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 13:R17 doi:10.1186/ar3241 |
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