Table 2.

OR (95% CI) of achieving MDA according to the baseline variable values in patients with predominant axial PsA.

VariablesOR (95% CI)p
Sex: male vs female3.40 (1.02–11.25)0.045
Age: ≤ 40 yrs vs > 40 yrs21.00 (1.12–392.39)0.040
Disease duration: ≤ 10 yrs vs > 10 yrs3.40 (1.02–11.25)0.045
Enthesitis: absence vs presence1.18 (0.27–5.12)NS
HAQ: low vs high15.23 (1.72–134.30)0.01
ESR: low vs high1.00 (0.31–3.15)NS
CRP: low vs high1.00 (0.32–3.11)NS
Dactylitis: absence vs presence0.46 (0.086–2.4)NS
  • MDA: minimal disease activity; PsA: psoriatic arthritis; HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; NS: not significant.