Table 3.

Associations between the baseline biomarker level and change in van der Heijde-modified Sharp score from baseline to 5 and 10 years (dependent variable), results from univariate linear and logistic regression analyses.

Univariate Linear RegressionUnivariate Logistic Regression
5 Years10 Years5 Years10 Years
B (95% CI)pB (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)p
OPG–0.49 (–1.59 to 0.62)0.37–0.50 (–1.52 to 1.41)0.940.99 (0.88 to 1.12)0.871.06 (0.92 to 1.21)0.42
RANKL1.1 (–2.2 to 4.3)0.650.51 (–3.85 to 4.88)0.811.48 (0.61 to 3.57)0.381.51 (0.65 to 3.49)0.41
RANKL/OPG2.4 (–22.5 to 27.3)0.802.3 (–18.5 to 19.4)0.841.43 (0.54 to 149.1)0.091.43 (0.12 to 99.3)0.46
COMP0.33 (–0.82 to 1.50)0.730.54 (–1.30 to 2.38)0.561.08 (0.95 to 1.24)0.230.94 (0.82 to 1.07)0.36
YKL-400.02 (–0.04 to 0.07)0.680.01 (–0.01 to 0.10)0.771.00 (0.99 to 1.01)0.511.00 (0.99 to 1.01)0.16
CTX-I5.4 (–1.9 to 12.6)0.1420.2 (7.4 to 33.0)0.051.97 (0.72 to 5.36)0.192.76 (0.83 to 9.14) 0.10
C2C–0.09 (–0.35 to 0.17)0.31–0.16 (–0.58 to 0.26)0.460.99 (0.96 to 1.02)0.470.99 (0.97 to 1.02)0.67
CRP0.51 (0.26 to 0.75)< 0.010.73 (0.30 to 1.15)< 0.011.06 (1.01 to 1.10)0.011.09 (1.03 to 1.12)< 0.01
ESR0.29 (0.15 to 0.43)< 0.010.12 (0.08 to 0.57)< 0.011.03 (1.01 to 1.05)< 0.011.05 (1.02 to 1.08)< 0.01