Table 1.

Predictive value of EScSG activity index for a total severity score in cardiac, pulmonary and renal systems on Medsger's severity scale, at 1 and 3-year observation in regression analysis

	1-year FU					3-year FU

	B	Std. error	b	t	p	B	Std. error	b	t	P

EScSG activity index, baseline
Unadjusted	0.177	0.056	0.252	3.152	0.002	0.159	0.066	0.202	2.385	0.018
Adjusted	0.100	0.049	0.143	2.042	0.043	0.106	0.059	0.135	1.799	0.074
Active disease at baseline
Unadjusted	0.441	0.177	0.202	2.491	0.014	0.429	0.208	0.176	2.067	0.041
Adjusted	0.223	0.151	0.102	1.471	0.144	0.271	0.182	0.111	1.491	0.138
amEScSG activity score
Unadjusted	–	–	–	–	–	0.364	0.077	0.401	4.739	<0.000
Adjusted						0.274	0.072	0.303	3.826	<0.000
PAD/Flare
Unadjusted	–	–	–	–	–	0.893	0.256	0.293	3.493	0.001
Adjusted						0.795	0.223	0.261	3.566	0.001