Variable | Patient (N = 63) Mean ± SD or Number (%) | Joints (N = 1764) Number (%) |
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Anamnestic disease activity | ||
Patient global assessment - VAS (mm) | 43.0 ± 30.6 | |
Physician global assessment - VAS (mm) | 20.1 ± 26.2 | |
Health Quality Questionnaire | 13.3 ± 13.0 | |
Blood analysis | ||
CRP (mg/L) | 3.3 ± 4.4 | |
ESR (mm/h) | 11.3 ± 12.1 | |
Clinical examination | ||
Number of tender joint | 5.9 ± 8.2 | 373 (21.1) |
Number of swollen joint | 3.8 ± 4.6 | 242 (13.7) |
Number of tender or swollen joint | 7.7 ± 8.0 | 486 (27.6) |
Number of tender and swollen joint | 2.1 ± 4.3 | 129 (7.3) |
DAS28-CRP | 3.4 ± 1.5 | |
Remission (< 2.6) | 22 (34.9) | |
Low /moderate activity (2.6–5.1) | 31 (49.2) | |
Severe activity (> 5.1) | 10 (15.9) | |
CDAI | 16.1 ± 15.2 | |
Remission (≤2.8) | 11 (17.5) | |
Low /moderate activity (2.9–22) | 37 (58.7) | |
Severe activity (> 22) | 15 (23.8) | |
Ultrasounds | ||
Synovitis (positive joints) | 2.4 ± 3.2 | 152 (8.6) |
Cumulative synovial thickness (mm) | 8.3 ± 13.1 | |
PET/CT | ||
Positive joints | 5.7 ± 7.9 | 361 (20.5) |
Cumulative standard uptake value | 12.8 ± 19.1 |