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. 2024 Mar 15;10(1):e003741. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003741

Table 1.

Kappa coefficient between the different PMR-ASs* for the whole population, according to the different cut-off values of the CRP-PMR-AS

Cut-off 0 to 1.5 vs >1.5
Kappa (95% CI)
Cut-off 0 to 7 vs >7
Kappa (95% CI)
Cut-off 0 to 10 vs >10
Kappa (95% CI)
Cut-off 0 to 17 vs >17
Kappa (95% CI)
CRP-PMR-AS versus ESR-PMR-AS 0.75 (0.70 to 0.80) 0.87 (0.84 to 0.90) 0.90 (0.87 to 0.93) 0.89 (0.86 to 0.93)
CRP-PMR-AS versus clin-PMR-AS 0.91 (0.88 to 0.94) 0.93 (0.90 to 0.95) 0.93 (0.90 to 0.95) 0.94 (0.92 to 0.97)
CRP-PMR-AS versus imp-CRP-PMR-AS 0.92 (.89 to 0.95) 0.92 (0.89 to 0.94) 0.91 (0.89 to 0.94) 0.92 (0.89 to 0.95)

Global kappa coefficient was calculated for the whole population (n=100) of the SEMAPHORE trial at all visits between inclusion and week 24.

The results are presented as kappa coefficients with 95% CIs.

*Details on the activity scores are provided in the caption of figure 1.

AS, activity score; clin, clinical; CRP, C reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; imp, imputed; PMR, polymyalgia rheumatica; SEMAPHORE, Safety and Efficacy of tocilizumab versus Placebo in Polymyalgia rHeumatica With glucocORticoid dEpendence.