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Table 6 Multivariable hierarchical linear regression models with HADS-D score as dependent variable (n = 490)

From: Depression is associated with increased disease activity and higher disability in a large Italian cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Independent variables

Dependent variable: HADS-D score

Beta coefficients (p-value)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Socio-demographics

Being male

 − 1.85 (< 0.001)

 − 1.42 (0.001)

 − 1.41 (0.001)

 − 1.41 (0.001)

 − 1.18 (0.007)

RA-related variables

PhGA

 

0.42 (< 0.001)

0.40 (< 0.001)

0.35 (< 0.001)

0.29 (0.002)

PGA

 

0.06 (0.387)

0.05 (0.488)

0.04 (0.582)

0.05 (0.587)

RA therapy

Corticosteroids

  

0.21 (0.547)

 − 0.16 (0.657)

 − 0.32 (0.383)

NSAIDs (> 10 per month)

  

0.55 (0.196)

0.48 (0.254)

0.37 (0.382)

Antidepressants

   

1.96 (0.007)

2.06 (0.004)

Total number of drugs

   

0.16 (0.035)

0.10 (0.180)

Disease activity and disability indices

SDAI

    

 − 0.03 (0.422)

HAQ

    

0.97 (0.002)

Goodness of fit indices

Adj R-squared %

3.3%

10.7%

10.7%

12.9%

14.5%

AIC

2723.9

2686.9

2688.9

2678.3

2671.4

BIC

2732.3

2703.7

2714.1

2711.9

2713.4

LR Chi2

41.0

1.9

14.6

10.9

p > Chi2

 < 0.001

0.379

 < 0.001

0.004