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. 2013 Sep 25;15(5):R135. doi: 10.1186/ar4315

Table 2.

Time course of composite measures and remission rate stratified by DAS28 (ESR) at discontinuation of ADA

  DAS28 (ESR) ≤2.16 at discontinuation (n = 32)
2.16 <DAS28 (ESR) <2.6 at discontinuation (n = 18)
Week 0
Week 24
Week 0
Week 24
mean ± SD median (IQR) mean ± SD median (IQR) mean ± SD median (IQR) mean ± SD median (IQR)
TJC28
0.06 ± 0.25
0 (0, 0)
1.28 ± 3.27
0 (0, 1)
0.22 ± 0.55
0 (0, 0)
1.39 ± 2.09
0 (0, 2.5)
SJC28
0.03 ± 1.77
0 (0, 0)
0.41 ± 0.98
0 (0, 0)
0.0 ± 0.0
0 (0, 0)
1.17 ± 2.33
0 (0, 1)
PGA (mm)
5.41 ± 6.38
2 (0, 10)
9.75 ± 12.15
4.5 (0.3, 15.8)
8.72 ± 15.08
4 (1.5, 7.5)
16.17 ± 23.63
5 (0.75, 27)
EGA (mm)
2.25 ± 3.62
1 (0, 2.8)
7.22 ± 12.13
1.5 (0, 9.5)
2.50 ± 3.07
2 (0, 3.25)
10.72 ± 16.57
5.5 (0, 10.5)
ESR (mm/hr)
9.78 ± 4.11
9 (6.3, 12)
15.78 ± 10.07
14 (10, 18.8)
24.39 ± 9.05
24.5 (17.5, 32)
39.33 ± 20.55
37 (21.5, 53.75)
CRP (mg/dl)
0.11 ± 0.17
0.04 (0.01, 0.11)
0.35 ± 0.65
0.1 (0.05, 0.30)
0.11 ± 0.22
0.04 (0.03, 0.08)
0.22 ± 0.23
0.15 (0.04, 0.2)
CDAI
0.86 ± 1.00
0.4 (0.03, 1.5)
3.38 ± 5.95
1.0 (0.1, 3.0)
1.34 ± 1.83
0.6 (0.275, 1.7)
5.24 ± 7.32
2.2 (0.075, 9.2)
SDAI
0.97 ± 1.01
0.45 (0.2, 1.8)
3.74 ± 6.23
1.1 (0.3, 4.2)
1.44 ± 1.81
0.8 (0.3, 1.775)
5.45 ± 7.37
2.55 (0.275, 0.2)]
DAS28 (ESR)
1.65 ± 0.34
1.70 (1.45, 2.00)
2.30 ± 1.11
2.00 (1.80, 2.43)
2.41 ± 0.15
2.46 (2.27, 2.54)
3.24 ± 1.14
2.78 (2.54, 3.64)
HAQ
0.14 ± 0.23
0 (0, 0.3)
0.18 ± 0.39
0 (0, 0.1)
0.38 ± 0.38
0.31 (0, 0.66)
0.40 ± 0.44
0.25 (0, 0.78)
mTSS
27.86 ± 61.96
8 (2.5, 23)
 
 
64.41 ± 111.33
9 (0.5, 88)
 
 
 
n/N
percent
n/N
percent
n/N
percent
n/N
percent
DAS28 (ESR) <2.6
32/32
100%
25/32
78.1%
18/18
100%
4/18
22.2%
DAS28 (ESR) <3.2
32/32
100%
27/32
84.4%
18/18
100%
11/18
61.1%
CDAI ≤2.8
31/32
96.9%
24/32
75.0%
15/18
83.3%
11/18
61.1%
SDAI ≤3.3
31/32
96.9%
23/32
71.9%
15/18
83.3%
11/18
61.1%
Boolean definition 25/32 78.1% 21/32 65.6% 15/18 83.3% 10/18 55.6%

CDAI, clinical disease activity index; CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS28 (ESR), disease activity score by using 28 joints based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate; EGA, evaluator’s global assessment; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; LOCF, last observation carried forward; mTSS, modified total Sharp score, Boolean definition: ACR/EULAR 2010 definition criteria of clinical remission (TJC ≤1, SJC ≤1, PGA ≤1 cm, CRP ≤1 mg/dl); PGA, patient’s global assessment; SDAI, simplified disease activity index; SJC, swollen joint count; TJC, tender joint count.