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HRs (95% CI) for intermediate and major orthopaedic surgery by DAS28 category
| DAS28 category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remission† | Low | Low-moderate | High-moderate | High | |
| Intermediate surgery | 1.00 | 1.13 (0.60 to 2.11) | 1.33 (0.77 to 2.29) | 1.80* (1.05 to 3.11) | 2.59* (1.49 to 4.52) |
| Major surgery | 1.00 | 1.65 (0.97 to 2.80) | 2.07** (1.28 to 3.33) | 2.16** (1.32 to 3.52) | 2.48** (1.50 to 4.11) |
*p<0.001; **p<0.05.
†Reference category against which other DAS28 categories are compared.
DAS, disease activity score.
