Journal article
Predicting Low Disease State and Remission in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in the First Six Months, Comparing the Simplified Disease Activity Index and European League Against Rheumatism Response Measures: Results From an Early Arthritis Cohort
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and Simplified Disease Activity Index 50% (SDAI50) response measures (RMs) and their impact on future response to treatment in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA).
METHODS: Biologic agent-naive ERA patients from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort study with complete data at baseline, 3, and 6 months were evaluated. Kappa statistics were used to evaluate the …
Authors
Omair MA; Keystone E; Bykerk V; Lin D; Xiong J; Sun Y; Boire G; Thorne JC; Tin D; Pope J
Journal
Arthritis Care & Research, Vol. 69, No. 5, pp. 737–741
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2017
DOI
10.1002/acr.22983
ISSN
2151-464X