Table 2 Univariate logistic regression results (Odds Ratios (OR) and corresponding p-values), showing the associations between Gender, Age, Diet, Disease Duration and ΔBody Weight on the one hand, and the five different dichoΔ outcome variables on the other. Bolded values are statistically significant.
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OR | Gender | Age (yrs) | Diet | Duration (yrs) | ΔBody Weight | ||||||||||
Effect variable | M | F | p | <56 | ≥56 | p | Control | Case | p | <9.5 | ≥9.5 | p | <0 | ≥0 | p |
dichoΔESR | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 0.29 |
dichoΔAcute-PR | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.74 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 0.007 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 0.03 |
dichoΔPain Score | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 0.004 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 0.10 |
dichoΔPhysic. F | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 1.00 | 0.74 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 4.22 | 0.002 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 0.10 |
dichoΔTender JC | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 0.20 |