Fig. 3

Recovery of full physical function (HAQ = 0) during the time in sustained remission. a Unadjusted analyses: percentage (95 % confidence interval) of patients regaining full physical function in REM defined by DAS28 (blue line) and SDAI (red line). Adjusted Cox regression analyses adjusted for age, gender, radiographic damage, disease duration, disease activity at week 0 in REM, change of disease activity from week 0 to week 24 in REM, and time from randomization until sustained REM. Survival curves were plotted separately for (b) DAS28 and (c) SDAI REM. DAS28 disease activity score using 28-joint counts including CRP, HAQ health assessment questionnaire, REM remission, SDAI simplified disease activity index