Table 4

Assessment of sensitivity and specificity of different definitions of REM/LDA against the anchor of patient-perceived REM/LDA

Definition testedPropertyAnchor: patient-perceived REMAnchor: patient-perceived LDAAnchor: patient-perceived REM or LDA
VLDA/MDASensitivity (n/n)38.6% (34/88)34.4% (62/180)51.5% (138/268)
Specificity (n/n)94.7% (305/322)81.7% (188/230)88.0% (125/142)
DAPSA REM/LDASensitivity (n/n)47.7% (42/88)56.1% (101/180)73.1% (196/268)
Specificity (n/n)88.8% (286/322)73.5% (169/230)76.8% (109/142)
Physician-perceived REM/LDASensitivity (n/n)65.9% (58/88)40.6% (73/180)81.0% (217/268)
Specificity (n/n)72.0% (232/322)75.7% (174/230)57.7% (82/142)
  • Sensitivity n/n: n patients perceived as in the status by the score/n patients in the status according to the patient-defined anchor status.

  • Specificity n/n: n patients perceived as NOT in the status by the score/n patients NOT in the status according to the patient-defined anchor status.

  • DAPSA, Disease Activity Index for PSoriatic Arthritis; LDA, low disease activity; MDA, minimal disease activity; REM, remission.