Adjusted likelihood of patients in DAS28 remission being excluded from one of the new sets of criteria. Results of multivariate logistic regression analyses
| Likelihood of not achieving | Likelihood of not achieving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boolean remission | SDAI remission | |||||
| OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | |
| Disease duration (per year increase) | 1.03 | 1.01 to 1.05 | 0.003 | 1.02 | 1.00 to 1.03 | 0.014 |
| Pain (per unit increase, 0–10) | 2.54 | 2.24 to 2.88 | <0.001 | 1.97 | 1.79 to 2.17 | <0.001 |
| Fatigue (per unit increase, 0–10) | 1.23 | 1.13 to 1.33 | <0.001 | 1.17 | 1.10 to 1.25 | <0.001 |
| Degenerative spine disease | 2.29 | 1.31 to 4.02 | 0.004 | 1.78 | 1.19 to 2.67 | 0.005 |
| Age (per 10 years increase) | 1.15 | 1.05 to 1.26 | 0.004 | – | ||
| Male gender | 1.42 | 1.06 to 1.91 | 0.018 | – | ||
| Positive rheumatoid factor | – | 1.67 | 1.31 to 2.14 | <0.001 | ||
| Morning stiffness (per 15 min increase) | – | 1.09 | 1.01 to 1.18 | 0.029 | ||
| FFbH (per 10 unit increase) | – | 1.18 | 1.28 to 1.07 | <0.001 | ||
DAS28, 28-joint count Disease Activity Score; FFbH, Hannover Functional Status Questionnaire; SDAI, Simplified Disease Activity Index.