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. 2007 May 21;66(12):1633–1640. doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.065839

Table 5 Categorisation as EULAR good, moderate or none responses; comparison with the DAS44/ESR‐4 item (gold standard) for each of the composite disease activity status measures using the DAS44/ESR‐4 item published change and reached values (table 4).

Gold standard DAS44/ESR‐3 item* Total
Good Moderate None
Good 35% 2.5% 0% 75
Moderate 3% 38% 0.5% 84
None 0% 2.5% 20% 44
Total 76 87 40 203
Gold standard DAS44/CRP‐4 item* Total
Good Moderate None
Good 35% 2% 0% 75
Moderate 4% 30% 8% 84
None 0% 0% 22% 44
Total 79 65 59 203
Gold standard DAS44/CRP‐3 item* Total
Good Moderate None
Good 33% 4% 0% 75
Moderate 3% 36% 3% 84
None 0% 2% 20% 44
Total 73 83 47 203
Gold standard DAS28/ESR‐4 item‡ Total
Good Moderate None
Good 31% 5% 0.5% 75
Moderate 4% 32% 5% 84
None 0.5% 4% 17% 44
Total 73 85 45 203
Gold standard DAS28/ESR‐3 item* Total
Good Moderate None
Good 31% 5% 0.5% 75
Moderate 7% 30% 5% 84
None 1% 4% 17% 44
Total 79 78 46 203
Gold standard DAS28/CRP‐4 item* Total
Good Moderate None
Good 33% 3% 1.5% 75
Moderate 7% 30% 4% 84
None 0% 5% 17% 44
Total 81 76 46 203
Gold standard DAS28/CRP‐3 item* Total
Good Moderate None
Good 34% 3% 1% 75
Moderate 10% 28% 3.5% 84
None 0.5% 3% 18% 44
Total 89 68 46 203
Gold standard SDAI† Total
Good Moderate None
Good 30% 6% 2% 72
Moderate 6% 33% 3% 81
None 0% 5% 17% 42
Total 69 85 41 195
Gold standard CDAI† Total
Good Moderate None
Good 28% 8% 1% 72
Moderate 6% 33% 3% 81
None 0% 5% 16% 42
Total 67 89 39 195

Percentage agreement with DAS44/ESR‐3 item, 91.6.

Percentage agreement with DAS44/CRP‐4 item, 86.7.

Percentage agreement with DAS44/CRP‐3 item, 88.7.

Percentage agreement with DAS28/ESR‐4 item, 79.8.

Percentage agreement with DAS28/ESR‐3 item, 77.8.

Percentage agreement with DAS28/CRP‐4 item, 79.8.

Percentage agreement with DAS28/CRP‐3 item, 79.8.

Percentage agreement with SDAI, 80.

Percentage agreement with CDAI, 74.4.

Bold type indicates the dominant comparisons, ie, good versus good, moderate versus moderate and none versus none.

*Using the change and reached values calculated from the Western Consortium cohort (table 4).

†SDAI and CDAI use published reached values and Western Consortium calculated change values (table 4).

‡Using the DAS28/ESR‐4 item published change and reached values.