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Table 8 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis for CDAI scores

From: High prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and its risk factors among Tibetan highlanders living in Tsarang, Mustang district of Nepal

Correlation coefficient (r)

CDAI

Male

Female

Age

0.2842

0.2151

Marriage status

0.3103

0.2067

Drinking habits

0.3648

0.0463

Smoking habits

0.2300

0.2056

Living experience in urban

0.0740

− 0.1964

Linear regression analysis (p value)

CDAI

Male

Female

Age

0.6970

0.2650

Marriage status

0.2780

0.0490

Drinking habits

0.3540

0.5744

Smoking habits

0.5817

0.0422

Living experience in urban

0.8030

0.2318

  1. Analysis was performed with 27 males and 50 females who were able to provide blood. The upper half shows the correlation coefficient, and the lower half shows the p value for linear regression analysis