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Table 3 Associated factors and independent predictors for AITD on univariable and multivariable analysis

From: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients with positive family history of autoimmune thyroid disease might benefit from serological screening: analysis of the international Pharmachild registry

 

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Variable

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Family history of AITD

7.43

4.56 – 11.74c

6.84

4.07 – 11.14c

Female sex

2.36

1.42 – 4.19c

2.22

1.25 – 4.25c

ANA positive

1.77

1.16 – 2.71c

1.99

1.25 – 3.18c

Age at JIA onset in years

1.10

1.05 – 1.15c

1.12

1.07 – 1.18c

Observation period in yearsa

1.02

0.98 – 1.07

  

Ethnicity

European

1.00

Reference

  

Sub-Saharan African

  

Hispanic

0.32

0.02 – 1.44

  

Indian

0.55

0.03 – 2.48

  

Middle Eastern

1.22

0.30 – 3.30

  

Multiethnic

0.72

0.04 – 3.29

  

North African

1.04

0.17 – 3.32

  

Southeast Asian

  

Other

1.68

0.09 – 7.80

  

Family history of autoimmune disease

2.59

1.71 – 3.93c

  

ILAR category

Oligoarthritis

1.00

Reference

  

Enthesitis-related arthritis

0.87

0.37 – 1.80

  

Polyarthritis (RF-)

1.34

0.81 – 2.21

  

Polyarthritis (RF+)

2.62

1.17 – 5.31c

  

Psoriatic arthritis

2.14

0.80 – 4.81

  

Systemic arthritis

0.22

0.03 – 0.71c

  

Undifferentiated arthritis

1.53

0.68 – 3.09

  

Active joint count at diagnosisb

0.99

0.82 – 1.07

  

RF positive

2.49

1.15 – 4.73c

  

HLA-B27 positive

0.71

0.31 – 1.43

  

Drug history at last visita

NSAIDs

0.87

0.54 – 1.49

  

Intraarticular corticosteroids

1.01

0.68 – 1.52

  

Systemic corticosteroids

0.71

0.46 – 1.09

  

cs-DMARDs

0.96

0.55 – 1.81

  

Methotrexate

0.83

0.51 – 1.43

  

b-DMARDs

1.24

0.80 – 1.95

  

Anti-TNF

1.49

0.98 – 2.32

  
  1. AITD autoimmune thyroid disease, ANA anti-nuclear antibodies, b biological, CI confidence interval, cs conventional synthetic, DMARD disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, HLA human leukocyte antigen, ILAR International League of Associations for Rheumatology, JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, OR odds ratio, RF rheumatoid factor, TNF tumor necrosis factor
  2. aNot considered for multivariable analysis due to missing AITD onset dates
  3. bOnly available for patients from the prospective cohort and therefore not considered for multivariable analysis
  4. cstatistically significant effect