From: Time to achieve remission determines time to be in remission
All patients (n = 753) |
1985-1990 (n = 147) |
1991-1995 (n = 158) |
1996-2000 (n = 219) |
2001-2005 (n = 229) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAS remission | |||||
Achieving remission (n [%]) 1 | 398 [53%] | 77 [52%] | 68 [43%] | 124 [57%] | 129 [56%] |
Time-to-remission
(median [IQR], months) |
33 [11-36] |
35 [14-36] |
36 [12-36] |
28 [9-36] |
26 [9-36] |
Sustained remission (n [%]) 2 | 142 [36%] | 22 [29%] | 25 [37%] | 46 [37%] | 49 [38%] |
Time in sustained remission
(median [IQR], months]) |
19 [10-28] |
9 [6-22] |
22 [14-29] |
18 [10-26] |
22 [13-29] |
Relationship between time to
achieve and sustained remission (OR [95%CI]) 3 |
1.11 [1.10-1.12] |
1.09 [1.07-1.11] |
1.15 [1.12-1.17] |
1.09 [1.08-1.11] |
1.13 [1.11-1.15] |
mACR remission | |||||
Achieving remission (n [%]) 4 | 226 [30%] | 48 [33%] | 45 [29%] | 62 [28%] | 71 [31%] |
Time-to-remission
(median [IQR], months) |
13 [8-24] |
15 [10-28] |
13 [7-24] |
15 [9-23] |
10 [7-19] |
Sustained remission (n [%]) 5 | 58 [26%] | 8 [17%] | 18 [33%] | 13 [21%] | 19 [27%] |
Time in sustained remission
(median [IQR], months]) |
10 [6-16] |
7 [6-8] |
11 [7-16] |
7 [6-16] |
13 [7-24] |
Relationship between time to
achieve and sustained remission (OR [95%CI]) 3 |
1.15 [1.14-1.16] |
1.13 [1.09-1.16] |
1.12 [1.07-1.18] |
1.08 [0.96-1.22] |
1.12 [0.93-1.16] |