Table 4

Proportions of patients progressing to inflammatory arthritis (IA) within 12 or 24 months of referral, or at any time during follow-up, according to their risk score at baseline

Risk scoreProportion progressing (n/N (%)) of patients who progressed to IA:Risk category: % progressed
Within 12 monthsWithin 24 monthsAt any time
PD in model
00/5 (0%)0/5 (0%)0/5 (0%)Low:   0%
11/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)Mod:   31%
26/26 (23%)8/26 (31%)8/26 (31%)
310/34 (29%)14/34 (41%)19/34 (56%)High:   62%
411/23 (48%)15/23 (65%)16/23 (70%)
56/9 (67%)6/9 (67%)6/9 (67%)
SE in model
00/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)Low:   0%
10/11 (0%)1/11 (9%)2/11 (18%)Mod:   40%
210/32 (31%)13/32 (41%)15/32 (47%)
312/33 (36%)17/33 (52%)20/33 (61%)High:   63%
48/13 (62%)9/13 (69%)9/13 (69%)
PD and SE in model
00/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)Low:   0%
10/8 (0%)0/8 (0%)0/8 (0%)
27/25 (28%)9/25 (36%)11/25 (44%)Mod:   50%
39/31 (29%)14/31 (45%)17/31 (55%)
410/19 (53%)13/19 (68%)14/19 (74%)High:   72% 
54/6 (67%)4/6 (67%)4/6 (67%)
Neither PD or SE in model
00/5 (0%)0/5 (0%)0/5 (0%)Low:   0%
11/4 (25%)1/4 (25%)1/4 (25%)Mod:   40%
29/36 (25%)13/36 (36%)15/36 (42%)
312/35 (34%)17/35 (49%)21/35 (60%)High:   62%
412/20 (60%)13/20 (65%)13/20 (65%)
  • PD, power Doppler; SE, shared epitope.