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Table 1 Odds ratios for achieving ACR response after 3 months for patients treated with initial combination therapy compared with initial monotherapy

From: Response to ‘Feasibility of tailored treatment based on risk stratification in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis’ – authors’ reply

 

Method 1

Method 2 (Visser model)

 

Odds ratio

95 % confidence interval

Odds ratio

95 % confidence interval

Poor prognosis patients

   

 ACR20

3.94

2.09 to 7.43

10.00

3.41 to 29.32

 ACR50

6.29

3.00 to 13.20

9.74

3.22 to 29.49

 ACR70

7.08

2.31 to 21.70

9.33

1.97 to 44.21

Nonpoor prognosis patients

   

 ACR20

3.12

1.73 to 5.63

2.72

1.67 to 4.45

 ACR50

6.25

3.08 to 12.70

5.39

2.98 to 9.74

 ACR70

6.39

1.84 to 22.23

4.99

1.85 to 13.46

  1. ACR, American College of Rheumatology
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