Table 3

Logistic regression results after splitting the wGRSfull_G into quintiles (6370 anti-CCP-positive cases and 15 489 healthy controls)

GroupORp Value95% CI
Compare each group to the lowest risk group (1st quintile)
 Quintile 1Reference group (lowest risk group)1NANA
 Quintile 22.25<0.000011.94 to 2.61
 Quintile 3Median-risk group4.25<0.000013.70 to 4.88
 Quintile 48.78<0.000017.67 to 10.04
 Quintile 5High-risk group27.13<0.0000123.70 to 31.05
 Validation
 Quintile 5High-risk group18.00<0.0000113.67 to 23.71
Compare each quintile to the median-risk group (3rd quintile)
 Quintile 1Lowest risk group0.24<0.000010.20 to 0.27
 Quintile 20.53<0.000010.47 to 0.59
 Quintile 3Reference group (median-risk group)1NANA
 Quintile 42.07<0.000011.88 to 2.27
 Quintile 5High-risk group6.38<0.000015.80 to 7.02
 Validation
 Quintile 5High-risk group4.92<0.000013.87 to 6.26
  • CCP, cyclic citrullinated peptide; wGRSfull_G, wGRS including all 45 susceptibility SNPs, five HLA amino acids and gender.