Table 3.

Relationship between telomere length and inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis disease-related factors.

Spearman ρp*Adjusted p**
DAS28−0.140.100.17
Disease duration−0.110.180.69
RF positivity——0.10
hsCRP−0.090.270.69
CS, cumulative dose−0.110.210.50
MTX, cumulative dose−0.080.340.32

  • ↵* P value based on Spearman correlation.

  • ↵** Adjusted for age, race, and sex using linear regression. DAS28: 28-joint Disease Activity Score; RF: rheumatoid factor (available for n = 139), hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CS: corticosteroids; MTX: methotrexate.