Table 5

OR with 95% CI of developing RA for subjects categorised by smoking and BMI status stratified by gender

ACPA-positive RAACPA-negative RA
SmokingBMICa/Co*OR (95% CI)†Ca/Co*OR (95% CI)†
Women
18.5–25327/10891.0 (reference)186/10891.0 (reference)
>25227/8091.0 (0.8 to 1.2)153/8091.1 (0.9 to 1.4)
+18.5–25617/13371.5 (1.2 to 1.7)257/13371.1 (0.9 to 1.3)
+>25521/8872.0 (1.7 to 2.3)259/8871.6 (1.3 to 2.0)
AP 0.3 (0.1 to 0.4)AP 0.3 (0.07 to 0.5)
Men
18.5–2571/2881.0 (reference)53/2881.0 (reference)
>2584/4020.9 (0.6 to 1.2)78/4021.0 (0.7 to 1.6)
+18.5–25216/3392.5 (1.8 to 3.4)85/3391.2 (0.8 to 1.8)
+>25276/6211.7 (1.3 to 2.3)159/6211.2 (0.9 to 1.8)
  • Attributable proportion due to interaction between smoking and overweight/obesity.

  • *Number of exposed cases and controls.

  • †Adjusted for age, residential area, ancestry and study.

  • ACPA, anticitrullinated peptide antibody; BMI, body mass index; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.