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Table 5 Univariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with response to etanercept for extended and persistant oligoarticular JIA

From: Predictors of the response to etanercept in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis without systemic manifestations within 12 months: results of an open-label, prospective study conducted at the National Scientific and Practical Center of Children's Health, Russia

Baseline characteristics

Poor vs Intermediate and Excellent Responders

Excellent vs Intermediate and Poor Responders

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Extended oligoarticular JIA

 Demographic

  Disease duration before start of etanercept

0.449 (0.146-1.144)

0.114

1.066 (0.184-7.261)

0.942

1.729 (0.723-4.87)

0.245

6.808 (1.520-63.332)

0.036

  Age of disease onset

0.561 (0.195-1.363)

0.213

  

2.091 (0.788-9.563)

0.218

3.447 (1.106-15.630)

0.053

 Disease activity

  VAS disease activity by physician at start of etanercept

0.361 (0.1-0.98)

0.07

0.841 (0.173-3.997)

0.816

1.271 (0.543-3.149)

0.582

  

  Pain joint count

0.838 (0.333-2.186)

0.695

  

0.668 (0.242-1.577)

0.373

0.340 (0.070-1.097)

0.104

 Previous therapy

  No. of DMARDs used before start of etanercept

0.533 (0.19-1.343)

0.198

0.518 (0.087-2.841)

0.431

1.064 (0.449-2.613)

0.885

  

  Fact of biologics using before start of etanercept

0.497 (0.188-1.193)

0.123

0.440 (0.138-1.337)

0.136

1.794 (0.729-6.57)

0.253

  

Persistant oligoarticular JIA

 Demographic

  Disease duration before start of etanercept

0.671 (0.385-1.216)

0.157

1.118 (0.522-2.736)

0.785

1.154 (0.731-1.807)

0.527

  

 Disease activity

  Morning stiffness, min

0.746 (0.429-1.391)

0.302

  

1.386 (0.886-2.25)

0.16

1.448 (0.902-2.413)

0.129

 Previous therapy

  Oral corticosteroids before start of etanercept

0.681 (0.389-1.095)

0.093

0.927 (0.482-5.718)

0.858

0.768 (0.149-1.297)

0.487

  

  No. of DMARDs used before start of etanercept

0.633 (0.343-1.171)

0.131

0.562 (0.250-1.232)

0.145

1.629 (1.025-2.748)

0.049

1.691 (1.04-2.958)

0.046

 Background therapy

  Concomitant NSAID at start of etanercept

0.838 (0.408-1.637)

0.609

  

0.711 (0.445-1.12)

0.145

0.649 (0.388-1.058)

0.089

 Laboratory tests

  CRP at start of etanercept

0.869 (0.515-1.791)

0.635

  

1.3 (0.833-2.099)

0.247

1.385 (0.874:2.274)

0.164

  1. CHAQ child health assessment questionnaire, CI confidence interval, DMARD disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis, VAS visual analog scale
  2. All entries in italic are statistically significant