Table 4.

Effect of remission according to different definitions of remission on all-cause mortality

	Remission 1
	HR (95% CI)*	HR (95% CI)†
Ever in remission	0.73 (0.56 to 0.94)	0.72 (0.55 to 0.94)
Remission score	0.86 (0.74 to 0.99)	0.85 (0.73 to 0.99)
Time to first remission
1 year	0.68 (0.46 to 0.98)	0.65 (0.60 to 0.71)
2 years	0.61 (0.40 to 0.91)	0.56 (0.51 to 0.61)
3 years	0.95 (0.65 to 1.40)	1.03 (0.95 to 1.12)

Remission 1: swollen joint count on 51+tender joint count on 51=0.

*Adjusted for age and gender.

†Adjusted for age, gender, smoke, RF, previous and/or concurrent treatment with DMARDs, symptoms duration at baseline, swollen joints at baseline, CRP levels at baseline, HAQ at baseline and calendar year; based on multiple imputation of missing data.

CRP, C reactive protein; DMARD, disease modifying antirheumatic drug; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; RF, rheumatoid factor.