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Table 2 Clinical remission characteristics of PsAID < 4 patients

From: Disease features associated with a low disease impact in patients with psoriatic arthritis: results of a cross-sectional multicenter study

 

PsAID < 4

PsAID ≥ 4

P value

Articular remission, n (%)*

53 (52.0)

23 (23.5)

< 0.001

Skin remission, n (%)*

83 (68.0)

51 (50.5)

< 0.01

MDA, n (%)

 Tender joint count ≤1, n (%)

91 (74.6)

53 (52.5)

< 0.001

 Swollen joint count ≤1, n (%)

82 (67.2)

70 (69.3)

NS

 PASI ≤ 1/Body surface area ≤ 3%, n (%)

96 (79.3)

78 (78.8)

NS

 Patient pain VAS ≤ 1.5, n (%)

63 (53.4)

7 (7.1)

< 0.0001

 Patient global disease activity VAS ≤ 20, n (%)

68 (55.7)

28 (27.7)

< 0.0001

 HAQ ≤ 0.5, n (%)

104 (85.2)

33 (32.7)

< 0.0001

 Tender entheseal points ≤ 1

99 (81.8)

80 (79.2)

NS

PASI, mean (SD)

1.2 (3.8)

1.8 (3.2)

NS

HAQ, mean (SD)

0.2 (0.3)

0.9 (0.6)

< 0.001

  1. *According to physicians criteria
  2. MDA minimal disease activity, PASI Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, VAS visual analog scale, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, PsAID Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease, CI confidence intervals