Table 4 Correlation between the change of disease activity markers, disease activity indices, and their components

ΔDAS28-ESR

0.0017

0.028

0.4114

0.124

0.0564

ΔDAS28-CRP

0.0062

0.005

0.7334

0.159

0.0292

ΔSDAI

0.0074

<0.001

0.9379

0.178

0.0203

ΔCDAI

0.0080

<0.001

0.8952

0.116

0.0651

ΔSJC, 28 joints, n

0.0271

<0.001

0.9215

0.152

0.0330

ΔTJC, 28 joints, n

0.0243

0.003

0.8083

0.109

0.0754

ΔPtGA, mm

0.0280

0.002

0.8092

0.001

0.8884

ΔPGA, mm

0.0130

0.006

0.7076

0.170

0.0236

ΔCRP, mg/dl

0.2293

0.023

0.4553

–

–

ΔESR, mm/h

<0.0001

0.200

0.0218

0.217

0.0094

ΔMMP-3, ng/ml

0.1143

–

–

0.010

0.6074

ΔHAQ-DI

0.0125

0.012

0.5896

0.001

0.9000