Table 4.

Logistic regression analysis for the entheseal sites that were associated with PsA versus controls.

VariablesMultivariable Reduced Model A*Multivariable Reduced Model B**
Estimate (SE)pEstimate (SE)p
Intercept0.50 (0.43)0.53 (0.44)
Patellar ligament insertion into distal patella0.78 (0.36)0.030.88 (0.35)0.01
Patellar ligament insertion into tibial tuberosity0.69 (0.38)0.070.81 (0.44)0.06
Achilles tendon1.07 (0.58)0.060.95 (0.53)0.07
Plantar fascia0.93 (0.49)0.060.89 (0.48)0.06
Lateral epicondyle0.77 (0.29)0.0070.78 (0.28)0.005
Supraspinatus1.37 (0.47)0.0041.42 (0.51)0.005
  • * All 5 elementary lesions were scored as binary variables (0 = absent, 1 = present).

  • ** Doppler signal and enthesophytes were scored by severity on a scale of 0–3. The remaining variables were scored as 0 = absent, 1 = present. PsA: psoriatic arthritis.