Life events | Baseline behavioral pattern |
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| Poor emotional responsiveness | Antiemotionality |
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(LEE scorea) | (RCF scoreb) |
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| Low | High | Low | High |
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N = 252 |
N = 208 |
N = 217 |
N = 242 |
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| OR | (95 % CI)c
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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