From: Effects of metformin therapy on HMGB1 levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
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OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
 |  |  |  | Model 1 | ||
Age | 1.018 | 0.986–1.052 | 0.274 | 0.979 | 0.902–1.063 | 0.611 |
BMI | 1.051 | 0.931–1.185 | 0.421 | 0.970 | 0.702–1.341 | 0.855 |
Course of disease | 1.020 | 0.912–1.141 | 0.727 | 1.136 | 0.862–1.496 | 0.365 |
ESR | 1.145 | 1.103–1.188 |  < 0.001 | 1.184 | 1.095–1.281 |  < 0.001 |
RF | 1.051 | 1.034–1.069 |  < 0.001 | 1.066 | 1.033–1.099 |  < 0.001 |
 |  |  |  | Model 2 | ||
CRP | 1.258 | 1.161–1.363 |  < 0.001 | 1.551 | 1.110–2.169 | 0.100 |
IL-6 | 1.599 | 1.382–1.851 |  < 0.001 | 1.985 | 1.244–3.169 | 0.040 |
TNF-α | 0.981 | 0.931–1.032 | 0.455 | 0.892 | 0.688–1.156 | 0.388 |
CD4+ | 2.061 | 1.674–2.537 |  < 0.001 | 1.865 | 1.447–2.380 |  < 0.001 |
CD8+ | 1.082 | 0.956–1.224 | 0.214 | 1.053 | 0.760–1.460 | 0.755 |
CD4+/CD8+ | 1123.75 | 288.356–8775.293 |  < 0.001 | 1793.381 | 252.208–12,780.682 |  < 0.001 |
HMGB1 | 1.236 | 1.167–1.309 |  < 0.001 | 1.258 | 1.133–1.397 |  < 0.001 |