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. 2009 Apr 23;10:41. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-41

Table 4.

Agreement of response according to various criteria sets at 3 months, expressed as percentages and κ values

Reference criterion
EULAR EULAR modified cut off SDAI CDAI
Valid N 1163 1163 1184 1195

Valid N % κ % κ % κ % κ
Overall response good+moderate good+moderate major+minor major+minor
ACR20 1234 61/22 0,61 59/24 0,62 62/19 0,54 61/19 0,54
EULAR 1163 71/23 0,83 73/17 0,71 72/17 0,68
EULAR modified cut off 1163 70/18 0,70 69/18 0,67
SDAI 1184 78/19 0,91
Moderate/minor response moderate moderate minor minor
ACR50 1234 13/33 0,00 3.5/47 0,00 7.3/41 0,00 5.6/45 0,00
EULAR 1163 14/54 0,27 13/43 0,04 10/46 0,03
EULAR modified cut off 1163 11/65 0,31 8.7/68 0,28
SDAI 1184 20/70 0,74
Good/major response good good major major
ACR70 1234 12/64 0,40 13/46 0,22 12/46 0,19 12/42 0,17
EULAR 1163 31/43 0,49 25/38 0,27 26/36 0,27
EULAR modified cut off 1163 45/39 0,69 47/37 0,69
SDAI 1184 51/42 0,86

Percentages denote positive agreement/negative agreement, i.e. per cent patients fulfilling both compared response criteria/per cent patients fulfilling neither.