Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritis
Background: Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are autoimmune conditions that often coexist in female patients. Biomarkers such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are used for diagnosis, but their predictive power for treatment outcomes remains unclear...
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| author | Anitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil Hema Shree K Pratibha Ramani B. Sivapathasundharam Ramya Ramadoss |
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| description | Background: Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are autoimmune conditions that often coexist in female patients. Biomarkers such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are used for diagnosis, but their predictive power for treatment outcomes remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the correlation between age, ANA, RF, and treatment response in female patients with both SS and RA. Objective: To evaluate the relationships between age, ANA, RF levels, RA (disease present), and treatment response using Pearson correlation analysis and a neural network model, to predict treatment outcomes in patients with coexisting SS and RA. Methods: A cohort of 56 female patients aged 30–73 was analyzed. Descriptive statistics provided an overview of key variables, followed by Pearson correlation analysis to assess relationships between age, ANA, RF, RA, and treatment response. A neural network model was developed to predict treatment response based on age, ANA, and RF levels, using a training-to-testing split of 81.3 % and 18.8 %, respectively. Results: The Pearson correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between age and ANA levels (r = .541, p = 0.031), though no significant correlations were found between age, RF, RA, and treatment response. The neural network model achieved an accuracy of 92.3 % during training and 100 % accuracy during testing for most treatment categories. However, the model struggled to accurately distinguish between certain classes, particularly treatment categories 1 and 3. Conclusion: Age showed a significant correlation with ANA levels, indicating that older patients may have elevated ANA. The neural network model demonstrated strong predictive power for treatment response, although further refinement is needed to improve its ability to distinguish between all response categories. These findings suggest that machine learning models could enhance personalized treatment strategies for patients with SS and RA, but additional validation with larger datasets is required. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-265125713d9c46babf134e5d62ae420e2025-02-12T05:31:01ZengElsevierJournal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research2212-42682025-03-01152288296Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritisAnitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil0Hema Shree K1Pratibha Ramani2B. Sivapathasundharam3Ramya Ramadoss4Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha University, Chennai, IndiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha University, Chennai, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Priyadarshini Dental College, Thiruvallur, Chennai, IndiaDepartment of Oral Biology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha University, Chennai, India; Corresponding author.Background: Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are autoimmune conditions that often coexist in female patients. Biomarkers such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are used for diagnosis, but their predictive power for treatment outcomes remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the correlation between age, ANA, RF, and treatment response in female patients with both SS and RA. Objective: To evaluate the relationships between age, ANA, RF levels, RA (disease present), and treatment response using Pearson correlation analysis and a neural network model, to predict treatment outcomes in patients with coexisting SS and RA. Methods: A cohort of 56 female patients aged 30–73 was analyzed. Descriptive statistics provided an overview of key variables, followed by Pearson correlation analysis to assess relationships between age, ANA, RF, RA, and treatment response. A neural network model was developed to predict treatment response based on age, ANA, and RF levels, using a training-to-testing split of 81.3 % and 18.8 %, respectively. Results: The Pearson correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between age and ANA levels (r = .541, p = 0.031), though no significant correlations were found between age, RF, RA, and treatment response. The neural network model achieved an accuracy of 92.3 % during training and 100 % accuracy during testing for most treatment categories. However, the model struggled to accurately distinguish between certain classes, particularly treatment categories 1 and 3. Conclusion: Age showed a significant correlation with ANA levels, indicating that older patients may have elevated ANA. The neural network model demonstrated strong predictive power for treatment response, although further refinement is needed to improve its ability to distinguish between all response categories. These findings suggest that machine learning models could enhance personalized treatment strategies for patients with SS and RA, but additional validation with larger datasets is required.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426825000144Sjögren's syndromeRheumatoid arthritisAntinuclear antibodiesRheumatoid factorNeural networkTreatment response |
| spellingShingle | Anitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil Hema Shree K Pratibha Ramani B. Sivapathasundharam Ramya Ramadoss Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritis Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research Sjögren's syndrome Rheumatoid arthritis Antinuclear antibodies Rheumatoid factor Neural network Treatment response |
| title | Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_full | Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_short | Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndrome and Rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_sort | exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting sjogren s syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis |
| topic | Sjögren's syndrome Rheumatoid arthritis Antinuclear antibodies Rheumatoid factor Neural network Treatment response |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426825000144 |
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