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Table 2 Association rules analysis of sharp score and clinical indexes

From: Effective factors on Sharp Score in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective study

Items (LHS ⇒ RHS)

Support

Confidence

Lift

P value

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {ESR ↑}

83.68%

91.72%

1.05

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {CRP ↑}

83.05%

91.03%

1.04

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {RF ↑}

81.25%

91.03%

1.04

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {IGA ↑}

83.05%

87.71%

1.05

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {IGG ↑}

87.67%

87.55%

1.05

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {C3 ↑}

81.25%

87.55%

1.05

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {BGP ↑}

83.68%

87.04%

1.05

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {RANKL ↑}

81.25%

86.79%

1.05

<0.01

{sharp score ↑} ⇒ {DAS28 ↑}

81.25%

86.34%

1.05

<0.01

  1. Association rules analyses were performed between sharp score and multiple variables using Aprior module analysis for correlations. The minimum support and the minimum confidence were set to 80%. The degree of lift was set to > 1 and a P value<0.05 was considered significant