Table 2

Cumulative probabilities of attaining inactive disease within 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years after diagnosis

Probability of attaining a state of inactive disease and (number of subjects still in the cohort with persistent active disease)
ILAR categoryNumber*Within 1 yearWithin 2 yearsWithin 3 yearsWithin 4 yearsWithin 5 years
Whole cohort10860.449 (572)0.777 (180)0.847 (85)0.916 (26)0.952 (6)
Systemic arthritis740.453 (39)0.708 (19)0.727 (11)0.851 (6)0.851 (3)
Oligoarthritis4100.606 (155)0.864 (43)0.917 (15)0.961 (3)0.961 (1)
RF-negative Polyarthritis2320.341 (148)0.709 (51)0.780 (30)0.880 (11)0.966 (1)
RF-positive Polyarthritis460.221 (34)0.483 (17)0.666 (6)0.791 (3)0.930 (1)
Psoriatic arthritis630.459 (32)0.907 (4)0.930 (2)0.930 (1)1.00 (0)
Enthesitis-related arthritis1530.336 (96)0.724 (28)0.872 (11)0.925 (1)0.925 (0)
Undifferentiated1080.33 (68)0.784 (18)0.837 (9)0.888 (2)1.00 (0)
  • *Number of patients who contributed data for this analysis.

  • ILAR, International League of Associations for Rheumatology.