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Table 4 Variables (from 2010) associated with an improvement in physical activity level between 2010 and 2017 (n = 211) vs. not meeting MVPA recommendations at any occasion (n = 116). A logistic regression model adjusted for age, gender, and smoking habits

From: Physical activity in established rheumatoid arthritis and variables associated with maintenance of physical activity over a seven-year period – a longitudinal observational study

2010

 

na

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age

 

322

0.963

0.945–0.981

< 0.001

Gender

men

97

1

  
 

women

225

1.061

0.628–1.972

0.826

Smoking habits

Non smoker

125

1

  
 

Smoker

59

0.732

0.379–1.416

0.355

 

Previous smoker

138

0.683

0.403–1.156

0.155

Disease duration, years

 

322

0.991

0.931–1.054

0.764

BMI

18.5–24.9, %

105

1

  
 

< 18.5, %

3

1.964

0.166–23.159

0.592

 

25.0–29.9, %

130

0.829

0.427–1.458

0,516

 

≥30, %

62

0.555

0.276–1.116

0.099

Cardiovasc

no

171

1

  
 

yes

144

0.623

0.371–1.048

0.074

Pulmonary

no

283

1

  
 

yes

34

1.111

0.523–2.357

0.785

TJC

 

318

0.946

0.906–0.987

0.011

SJC

 

314

0.956

0.908–1.006

0.082

PatGA (0–10)

 

311

0.904

0.812–1.006

0.065

Pain (0–10)

 

315

0.915

0.826–1.015

0.094

Fatigue (0–10)

 

317

0.929

0.852–1.012

0.092

HAQ (0–3)

 

322

0.719

0.463–1.116

0.141

EQ 5D (0–1)

 

310

3.773

1.059–13.441

0.041

Tender regions (0–18)

 

322

0.926

0.867–0.988

0.020

DMARD

No DMARD

50

1

  
 

cDMARDb

166

1.180

0.583–2.387

0.645

 

Biologicb

85

1.401

0.650–3.021

0.390

 

Only CS

13

1.263

0.326–4.897

0.735

  1. a included in the multivariate analyses, bwith and without corticosteroids
  2. BMI Body mass index, TJC Tender joint count, SJC Swollen joint count, PatGA Patient Global Assessment, NRS Numeric rating scale, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, EQ. 5D Euroqol 5 Dimensions, DMARDs Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, cDMARDs Conventional DMARDs, CS Corticosteroids