Life events, emotional responsiveness, and the functional prognosis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analysis of the association between life events that occurred during the two-year study period and the functional prognosis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, stratified by dichotomized levels of the baseline behavioral patterns

Life events	Baseline behavioral pattern
	Poor emotional responsiveness						Antiemotionality
	(LEE score^a)						(RCF score^b)
	Low			High			Low			High
	N = 252			N = 208			N = 217			N = 242
	OR	(95 % CI)^c	p	OR	(95 % CI)	p	OR	(95 % CI)	p	OR	(95 % CI)	p
Positive events	0.60	(0.23-1.53)	.28	2.73	(1.13-6.58)	.026	0.82	(0.27-2.48)	.73	1.46	(0.69-3.11)	.32
Negative events	0.82	(0.42-1.63)	.58	1.99	(1.03-3.86)	.041	1.87	(0.93-3.75)	.08	0.81	(0.42-1.56)	.53
All events	0.77	(0.42-1.40)	.39	2.39	(1.27-4.48)	.007	1.59	(0.83-3.04)	.16	1.11	(0.64-1.94)	.71

OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval. ACR: American College of Rheumatology. DMARDs: disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. ^aThe lack of emotional experiences (LEE) score of the Stress Inventory (19,20): low score < 2.5 points (median), high score > = 2.5 points. ^bThe rationalizing conflicts/frustrations (RCF) score of the Stress Inventory: low score < 4.4 points (median), high score > = 4.4 points. ^cOR of poorer (ACR class at follow-up > = 3) vs. better (ACR class at follow-up < =2) functional prognosis associated with one-point increment in the number of life events experienced in the two-year study period, controlled for age, sex, education level, and baseline measurements including ACR class, C-reactive protein, extra-articular complications, methotrexate, corticosteroids, and other DMARDs

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