Table 3

Association between ACPA/RF status at baseline and CDAI over time using GLMMs

Regression coefficients (standard error), p-value
All patients (n=970)Patients with early RA (n=481)
Unadjusted modelAdjusted modelUnadjusted modelAdjusted model
ACPA status at baseline
ACPA neg/RF negRefRefRefRef
ACPA neg /RF pos−1.19 (1.01), 0.240.48 (0.73), 0.51−1.68 (1.37), 0.22−0.33 (1.01), 0.74
ACPA pos /RF neg−2.96 (1.29), 0.02−0.63 (0.94), 0.50−4.15 (1.93), 0.03−1.72 (1.44), 0.02
ACPA pos /RF pos−2.73 (0.69),<0.0001−1.63 (0.50), 0.001−3.00 (0.95), 0.002−2.27 (0.71), 0.002
Time (month)−0.15 (0.01),<0.0001−0.15 (0.004),<0.0001−0.18 (0.01),<0.0001−0.18 (0.005),<0.0001
Female0.73 (0.70), 0.301.91 (0.51), 0.00021.28 (0.92), 0.172.14 (0.69), 0.002
Age at baseline−0.02 (0.02), 0.34−0.02 (0.02), 0.23−0.01 (0.02), 0.66−0.01 (0.02), 0.72
CDAI at baseline0.43 (0.02),<0.00010.43 (0.02),<0.00010.39 (0.02),<0.00010.39 (0.02),<0.0001
  • Adjusted model is adjusted for age, sex, time, and CDAI at baseline.

  • Bold values indicate statistically significant.

  • ACPA, anticitrullinated protein antibody; CDAI, Clinical Disease Activity Index; GLMMs, Generalised Linear Mixed Models; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor.