Table 1

Agreement rates between different modified Boolean remission definitions and the SDAI remission definition in RA patients at 6 months

Boolean1.0, no in remission/total no (%)Boolean2.0, no in remission/total no (%)BooleanX, no in remission/total no (%)
Early RA
 Patients with disease in SDAI-based remission among those fulfilling Boolean remission definition153/163 (93.9)199/227 (87.7)206/297 (69.4)
 Patients with disease in Boolean-based remission among those fulfilling SDAI remission definition153/216 (70.8)199/216 (92.1)206/216 (95.4)
 Total concordantly classified1,028/1,101 (93.4)1,056/1,101 (95.9)1,000/1,101 (90.8)
Established RA
 Patients with disease in SDAI-based remission among those fulfilling Boolean remission definition34/40 (85)43/57 (75.4)45/95 (47.4)
 Patients with disease in Boolean-based remission among those fulfilling SDAI remission definition34/46 (73.9)43/46 (93.5)45/46 (97.8)
 Total concordantly classified929/947 (98)930/947 (98.2)896/947 (94.6)
  • RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SDAI, Simplified Disease Activity Index.