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Table 4 Disease activity in patients with complete and incomplete joint remission

From: Remission by composite scores in rheumatoid arthritis: are ankles and feet important?

 

Swollen joints

Tender joints

 

32JC- (n = 760)

28JC-/32JC+ (n = 38)

p

32JC- (n = 1,120)

28JC-/32JC+ (n = 102)

p

SDAI

6.45

8.93

0.03

7.95

10.91

0.00

DAS28

2.65

2.92

0.11

2.65

2.97

0.00

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

1.25

1.43

0.56

1.38

1.52

0.42

Pain (mm VAS)

23

36

0.00

20

34

0.00

Patient global (mm VAS)

22

39

0.00

21

35

0.00

Physician global (mm VAS)

17

19

0.51

12

25

0.00

  1. Complete joint remission refers to the situation with no joint activity by the 32-joint count (32JC-), while incomplete remission refers to patients with no joint activity by the 28, but active joints by the 32-joint scale (28JC-/32JC+). DAS28, disease activity score based on 28 joints; SDAI, simplified disease activity index; VAS, visual analog scale.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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