Table 4.

Conditional logistic regression analyses of variables associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH).

Univariate ModelMultivariate Model
Full ModelReduced Model*
CovariateOR (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)p
Age (1 yr increase)1.12 (1.08, 1.15)< 0.00011.13 (1.07, 1.19)< 0.00011.12 (1.07, 1.18)< 0.0001
Duration of psoriatic arthritis (1 yr increase)1.02 (0.996, 1.05)0.100.98 (0.94, 1.02)0.36
Body mass index (1 unit increase)1.13 (1.06, 1.20)0.00011.18 (1.09, 1.28)< 0.00011.19 (1.10, 1.29)< 0.0001
Diabetes (Yes vs No)3.47 (1.78, 6.76)0.00031.56 (0.56, 4.36)0.39
Radiographic damage (Yes vs No)2.58 (1.32, 5.05)0.00065.20 (1.36, 19.88)0.023.44 (1.06, 11.16)0.04
  • * Stepwise regression analysis.