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Table 3 Correlates of etanercept withdrawal after achieving inactive disease (multivariable model)

From: Re-treatment with etanercept is as effective as the initial firstline treatment in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  Eta was not withdrawn by inactive disease, n = 1392 Eta was withdrawn by inactive disease, n = 332 HR p value 95% CI
Female gender 945 (67.9%) 201 (60.5%) 0.96 0.749 0.73 to 1.25
Age, years, mean (SD) 13.7 (3.5) 11.9 (3.1) 0.92 < 0.001 0.89 to 0.96
ANA positive 589 (42.5%) 128 (38.7%) 0.82 0.148 0.62 to 1.07
HLA-B27 positive 368 (26.6%) 104 (31.4%) 1.10 0.57 0.78 to 1.55
JIA categories
 Systemic JIA 96 (6.9%) 15 (4.5%) 0.83 0.512 0.47 to 1.45
 Polyarticular arthritis, RF-negative 386 (27.7%) 101 (30.4%) 1.08 0.572 0.83 to 1.39
 Polyarticular arthritis RF-positive 156 (11.2%) 20 (6.0%) 0.56 0.014 0.35 to 0.89
 Persistent Oligoarthritis 48 (3.5%) 25 (7.5%) 1.89 0.004 1.22 to 2.93
 Extended Oligoarthritis 247 (17.7%) 60 (18.1%) 1.08 0.648 0.79 to 1.47
 Enthesitis-related arthritis 286 (20.6%) 73 (22.0%) 1.24 0.197 0.89 to 1.71
 Psoriatic arthritis 126 (9.1%) 22 (6.6%) 0.89 0.582 0.59 to 1.35
 Duration between JIA onset and bDMARD start, in months, mean (SD) 60.8 (48.5) 46.0 (38.3) 0.91 < 0.001 0.87 to 0.95
c-JADAS-10
 At therapy start 15.1 (6.7) 14.5 (6.5) 0.9 < 0.001 0.86 to 0.93
 Therapy response within the first 6 months 9.3 (6.6) 11.3 (6.6) 1.12 < 0.001 1.07 to 1.16
  1. ANA antinuclear antibodies, bDMARD biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug, CI confidence interval, cJADAS clinical Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score, HLA human leukocyte antigen, HR hazard ration, RF rheumatoid factor, SD standard deviation
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