Table 5.

Specific effect of remission according to different definitions of remission on all-cause mortality

Remission 1	Remission 2	Remission 3	All-cause mortality
Sw 51+Tn51=0	Sw28+Tn28=0	Sw28≤1 and Tn28≤1	HR (95% CI)*	HR (95% CI)†
–	–	–	1	1
–	–	✓	0.95 (0.70 to 1.29)	1.01 (0.74 to 1.38)
–	✓	✓	0.80 (0.52 to 1.23)	0.81 (0.52 to 1.27)
✓	✓	✓	0.70 (0.53 to 0.92)	0.71 (0.53 to 0.94)

*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; Sw, swollen joint count; Tn, tender joint count.