Table 1.

Correlation, sensitivity, and area under curve analyses of the novel ReXSPA score compared with existing methods. Sensitivity is defined as the ability to predict progression in a patient, defined as any recorded change in the given scoring system.

ScoreSpearman Correlation CoefficientSensitivity
Any change, full dataset0.77
SvdH0.880.80
MSS0.840.82
Ratingen0.670.86
SvdH erosion0.750.96
mSS erosion0.730.96
Ratingen destruction0.620.95
SvdH JSN0.690.79
mSS JSN0.690.84
Ratingen proliferation0.540.86
  • ReXSPA: Reductive X-ray Score for Psoriatic Arthritis; SvdH: Sharp/van der Heijde method; mSS: modified Sharp score; JSN: joint space narrowing.