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Table 4 Predictive factors of shoulder enthesitis in AS patients

From: Ultrasound features of shoulder involvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a case–control study

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (IC 95%)

OR (CI 95%)

Age (years)

1.03 (0.96; 1.10)

 

Sex

0.62 (0.15; 2.48)

 

Shoulder pain

2.7 (0.65; 11.4)

 

AS subtypes

1.13 (0.64; 2.00)

 

Disease duration (years)

1.21 (1.02; 1.44)a

1.24 (0.96; 1.62)

coxitis

13,5 (2.36; 77.9)b

9.4 (1.10; 81.9)e

BASDAI

1.72 (1.10; 2.72)c

1.83 (0.84; 3.98)

BASFI

1.50 (1.10; 2.05)d

1.03 (0.65; 1.63)

  1. abcdesignificant results. ap = 0.02, bp = 0.003, cp = 0.02, dp = 0.01, ep = 0.04.
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
  3. BASDAI: the bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index.
  4. BASFI: the bath ankylosing spondylitis function index.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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