Sex Differences in the Achievement of Remission and Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In rheumatoid arthritis, whether women are less likely to achieve low disease activity is unclear. We evaluated sex differences in remission and low disease activity, comparing different clinical and imaging measures.

Methods

We used data from the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry and from 2 clinical trials. Remission and low disease activity were defined using composite scores, individual items (tender joints, swollen joints, erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR], C-reactive protein [CRP] level, and evaluator/patient global assessment), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the VARA registry, we assessed the likelihood of point remission at any time during follow-up using logistic regression, and time to sustained remission (2 consecutive vis

SUBMITTER: Maynard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745284 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature