Table 1

Proportion of patients with good outcomes (both radiographic and functional) in three multicentre rheumatoid arthritis trials†

Patients with good outcomes*	Candidate remission definition
Patients with good outcomes*	TJC, SJC, and CRP level all ≤1	TJC, SJC, CRP level, and patient global assessment all ≤1
In remission, %	46	66
Not in remission, %	17	17
Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI)	3.1 (1.9 to 5.3)	7.2 (3.5 to 14.8)

*Based on remission status at 6 months after baseline. Good radiographic outcome was defined as a change of 0 in the Sharp/van der Heijde score between 12 months and 24 months after baseline. Good functional outcome was defined as a change of 0 in the.Health Assessment Questionnaire between 12 and 24 months after baseline and a score of ≤0.5 at both 12 and 24 months.
†Excluding patient global assessment compromises the ability to predict good outcomes (from ref. 1). TJC=tender joint count; SJC=swollen joint count;.
CRP, C reactive protein.;