Table 4.

Classification of acute-phase reagents and disease activity measures (CDAI and DAS 28)

Variable	Total
Ferritin
Normal	95/106 (89.6%)
High	9/106 (8.5%)
ESR
Normal	56/105 (53.3%)
High	49/105 (46.7%)
CRP
Normal	102/106 (96.2%)
High	4/106 (3.8%)
CDAI
Remission	0/106 (0.0%)
Low	11/106 (10.4%)
Moderate	65/106 (61.3%)
High	30/106 (28.3%)
DAS 28 CRP
Remission	3/106 (2.8%)
Low	12/106 (11.3%)
Moderate	79/106 (74.5%)
High	12/106 (11.3%)
DAS 28 ESR
Remission	0/106 (0.0%)
Low	6/106 (5.7%)
Moderate	65/106 (61.3%)
High	35/106 (33.0%)

CDAI = Clinical Disease Activity Index; CRP = C-reactive protein; DAS 28 = disease activity score (28 joints); ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate.