Variable | 17-year Remission | HAQ | Keitel Functional Test | DMARD | SF-36 PCS | No. Joints with Arthritis | No. Involved Joints |
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DADI 1 yr | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
DADI first 2 yrs | NS | NS | rs −0.304; p = 0.005 | NS | rs −0.247; p = 0.024 | NS | rs 0.362; p = 0.001 |
DADI first 3 yrs | rs −0.239; p = 0.027 | NS | rs −0.355; p = 0.001 | rs 0.227; p = 0.038 | rs −0.280; p = 0.010 | NS | rs 0.407; p < 0.001 |
DADI first 4 yrs | rs −0.244; p = 0.024 | NS | rs −0.418; p < 0.001 | rs 0.276; p = 0.011 | rs −0.283; p = 0.009 | NS | rs 0.440; p < 0.001 |
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Activity | rs −0.401; p < 0.001 | rs −0.301; p = 0.005 | rs −0.492; p < 0.001 | rs 0.478; p < 0.001 | rs −0.381; p < 0.001 | rs 0.378; p < 0.001 | rs 0.550; p < 0.001 |
Remission | Chi-square 9.544; p = 0.002 | rs −0.266; p = 0.014 | rs 0.460; p < 0.001 | FET p = 0.002 | rs −0.389; p < 0.001 | rs −0.344; p = 0.001 | rs −0.445; p < 0.001 |
CHAQ | rs −0.352; p = 0.001 | rs 0.358; p = 0.001 | rs −0.494; p < 0.001 | rs 0.373; p = 0.001 | rs −0.406; p < 0.001 | rs 0.316; p = 0.004 | rs 0.382; p < 0.001 |
DADI | rs −0.266; p = 0.013 | rs 0.267; p = 0.014 | rs −0.486; p < 0.001 | rs 0.375; p < 0.001 | rs −0.322; p = 0.003 | rs 0.270; p = 0.012 | rs 0.477; p < 0.001 |
Disease subgroup | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
No. joints with arthritis | NS | NS | rs −0.449; p < 0.001 | rs 0.341; p = 0.001 | rs −0.285; p = 0.008 | rs 0.360; p = 0.001 | rs 0.502; p < 0.001 |
No. involved joints | rs −0.283; p = 0.008 | rs 0.251; p = 0.020 | rs −0.468; p < 0.001 | rs 0.412; p < 0.001 | rs −0.276; p = 0.010 | rs 0.280; p = 0.009 | rs 0.532; p < 0.001 |
Radiographic changes | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
RF positivity | NS | rs 0.250; p = 0.040 | rs −0.396; p = 0.001 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire; DMARD: Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs; SF-36 PCS: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 physical component summary; DADI: Disease Activity Duration Index; CHAQ: Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire; RF: rheumatoid factor; NS: not significant.