Table 4

Results of simple conditional logistic regression analyses of the different isotypes of anti-CCP2 antibodies, RFs, HLA-SE, PTPN22 1858T and smoking with first-degree relatives and patients with RA as dependent variable

FactorOR (95%CI)p Value
IgG-CCP5.80 (3.61 to 9.30)<0.0001
IgA-CCP2.47 (1.74 to 3.51)<0.0001
IgM-CCP1.46 (1.07 to 1.99)<0.05
IgA-RF3.12 (2.16 to 4.50)<0.0001
IgM-RF3.64 (2.50 to 5.29)<0.0001
HLA-SE1.56 (1.00 to 2.42)<0.05
PTPN22 1858T1.23 (0.83 to 1.82)NS
Smoking1.28 (0.92 to 1.78)NS
Age1.02 (1.01 to 1.03)<0.01
Sex1.28(0.92 to 1.79)NS
  • CCP, cyclic citrullinated peptide; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor; HLA-SE, human leucocyte antigen shared epitope.