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. 2014 Dec 19;54(7):1200–1209. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu461

Table 1.

Definitions of therapeutic goal and relapse

Therapeutic goal Relapse
Mild Severe
RA and poly-articular PsA DAS28 (ESR) < 3.2 SDAI<11 HUPI<5 DAS28 increase>0.6 + final DAS28>3.2 DAS28 increase>1.2
AS and axial PsA BASDAI<4 ASDAS<2.1 BASDAI increase>1 (ASDAS increase>1.1) + 2 < final BASDAI<4 (final ASDAS<2.1) BASDAI increase>2 (ASDAS increase>2) or Final BASDAI>4 (Final ASDAS>2.1) or Mild relapse+ CRP>UNL
Oligoarticular or enthesitic PsA TJC and SJC≤1 VAS Pain≤1.5 (0–10) GDA Patient≤ 2TEC≤1 SJC>3 or TEC>3 + CRP>UNL

A detailed explanation of definitions is available as supplementary material, available at Rheumatology Online. SDAI: simplified disease activity index; HUPI: Hospital Universitario la Princesa Index; ASDAS: ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score; TJC: tender joint count; SJC: swollen joint count; GDA: global disease assessment; TEC: tender enthesis count; UNL: upper normal limit.