Psoriasis and associated variables in classification and outcome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis - an eight-year follow-up study

Table 5 Analyses of binary logistic regression for not being in remission related to psoriasis and psoriasis-related variables in 427 children with JIA, followed for at least seven years of disease

		Number of patients	Not in remission^cafter 8 years n (%)	p-value	OR	95% confidence interval
Psoriasis or psoriasis-like rash^a	Yes	25	19 (76.0)	0.062	2.44	0.96-6.2
Psoriasis or psoriasis-like rash^a	No	402	227 (56.5)	0.062	2.44	0.96-6.2
Psoriasis or psoriasis-like rash OR at least two of three^b	Yes	31	25 (80.6)	0.010	3.32	1.33-8.27
Psoriasis or psoriasis-like rash OR at least two of three^b	No	379	211 (55.7)	0.010	3.32	1.33-8.27
Dactylitis	Yes	24	16 (66.7)	0.36	1.5	0.63-3.6
	No	403	230 (57.1)	0.36	1.5	0.63-3.6
Nail pitting	Yes	18	13 (72.2)	0.21	1.96	0.69-5.6
	No	409	233 (57.0)	0.21	1.96	0.69-5.6
Enthesitis	Yes	40	29 (72.5)	0.046	2.08	1.01-4.29
	No	385	215 (55.8)	0.046	2.08	1.01-4.29
First-degree heredity for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis	Yes	48	28 (58.3)	0.86	1.1	0.42-2.82
First-degree heredity for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis	No	361	208 (57.6)	0.86	1.1	0.42-2.82
Total		427	181 (42.4)

^aData in 13 patients with psoriasis and 12 with psoriasis-like rash
^b1) dactylitis, 2) nail pitting, 3) first-degree heredity for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis
^cRemission was defined as inactive disease off medication for at least twelve months in accordance with the preliminary definition of Wallace [16]

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