Table 1

Proportion of patients with good outcomes (both radiographic and functional) in three multicenter rheumatoid arthritis trials*

Patients with good outcomes†Candidate remission definition
TJC, SJC and CRP level, all ≤1TJC, SJC, CRP level and patient global assessment, all ≤1
In remission, %4666
Not in remission, %1717
Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI)3.1 (1.9 to 5.3)7.2 (3.5 to 14.8)

  • *Excluding patient global assessment compromises the ability to predict good outcomes.1

  • †Based on remission status at 6 months after baseline. Good radiographic outcome was defined as a change of 0 in the Sharp/van der Heijde Score between 12 months and 24 months after baseline. Good functional outcome was defined as a change of 0 in the. Health Assessment Questionnaire between 12 months and 24 months after baseline and a score of ≤0.5 at both the 12-month and 24-month time points.

  • CRP, C reactive protein; SJC, swollen joint count; TJC, tender joint count.