Table 2

Results from logistic regression models

EffectivenessTolerability
OR95% CIP valueOR95% CIP value
Baseline parameter
 Satisfaction at baseline 2.98 2.58 to 3.44 <0.0001 2.40 2.03 to 2.83 <0.0001
 Seropositivity 1.36 1.17 to 1.57 <0.0001 1.22 1.04 to 1.43 0.0129
 ≥1 bDMARD prior to enrolment 0.78 0.66 to 0.92 0.0042 0.970.79 to 1.210.8134
 Depression 0.64 0.51 to 0.80 <0.0001 0.54 0.43 to 0.68 <0.0001
 Fibromyalgia 0.70 0.51 to 0.96 0.0257 0.790.56 to 1.100.1656
 Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2, ref. <30 kg/m2) 0.86 0.74 to 0.99 0.0377 0.930.78 to 1.110.4485
 Heart failure1.230.77 to 1.980.38840.920.58 to 1.450.7151
 Diabetes0.930.74 to 1.170.54680.870.70 to 1.080.2023
 Chronic kidney disease0.970.71 to 1.320.84671.050.71 to 1.550.8145
 Malignant neoplasm1.020.71 to1.450.92490.930.64 to 1.350.7041
 Degenerative spine disease0.930.76 to 1.120.43090.870.71 to 1.060.1611
 Osteoarthritis0.900.75 to 1.070.24160.940.78 to 1.130.4801
 Osteoporosis0.930.77 to 1.120.44910.980.79 to 1.220.8527
Age at onset (10 years)1.040.98 to 1.100.17921.000.94 to 1.060.9362
Female sex1.080.92 to 1.280.33441.120.93 to 1.360.2372
Former smoking0.910.76 to 1.080.27020.960.79 to 1.160.6685
Current smoking0.960.80 to 1.150.65860.990.83 to 1.190.9421
No information on smoking1.120.77 to 1.620.55170.920.65 to 1.300.6398
Parameter after 12 months
 DAS28-ESR reduction by 1 point 1.38 1.31 to 1.46 <0.0001 1.31 1.24 to 1.39 <0.0001
 Pain reduction by 1 point 1.26 1.22 to 1.31 <0.0001 1.13 1.09 to 1.17 <0.0001
 Increase in physical capacity by 10 points 1.22 1.17 to 1.29 <0.0001 1.11 1.05 to 1.17 0.0004
 Fatigue reduction by 1 point1.020.98 to 1.050.3601 1.04 1.00 to 1.08 0.0303
 Sleeping disorder reduction by 1 point1.020.99 to 1.050.31881.031.00 to 1.060.0632
 Glucocorticoids 5 to <10 mg/day, ref. <5 mg 0.81 0.71 to 0.92 0.0019 0.86 0.74 to 1.00 0.0439
 Glucocorticoids 10 to <15 mg/day, ref. <5 mg 0.46 0.34 to 0.62 <0.0001 0.50 0.37 to 0.67 <0.0001
 Glucocorticoids ≥15 mg/day, ref. <5 mg 0.24 0.16 to 0.35 <0.0001 0.46 0.30 to 0.70 0.0004
 ≥1 change of therapy after enrolment 0.63 0.55 to 0.73 <0.0001 0.65 0.55 to 0.76 <0.0001
 b/tsDMARD therapy1.140.98 to 1.340.09821.181.00 to 1.390.0504
  • Effects statistically significant at level α=0.05 are marked in bold.

    bDMARD, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; BMI, body mass index; DAS28-ESR, Disease Activity Score in 28 joints-erythrocyte sedimentation rate; tsDMARD, targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.