Compared with those in the ANA-negative patients, the multi-adjusted ORs (95% CIs) of rheumatoid arthritis related to ANA patterns mentioned above were 16.81 (11.46, 24.65), 3.40 (2.49, 4.63), and 3.09 (1.77, 5.40), respectively (Table 3). Here, BTG3 is linked to rheumatoid arthritis.