Table 3b

Disparity of the core set measures and the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI)^† in the different remission groups (unpaired t test).

	Boolean-based Definition	RADAI-5-based Definition
SDAI-based definition	TJ, NS	TJ^*
	SJ, NS	SJ^*
	PATGA^*	PATGA, NS
	MDGA, NS	MDGA^*
	VAS pain^*	VAS pain, NS
	ESR mm/h, NS	ESR mm/h^***
	CRP, NS	CRP^**
	HAQ-DI^†, NS	HAQ-DI^†, NS
RADAI-5-based definition	TJ^**
	SJ^*
	PATGA^*
	MDGA^*
	VAS pain^***
	ESR mm/h, NS
	CRP^**
	HAQ-DI^†, NS

↵† HAQ-DI is represented by a subgroup of 61%, 65%, and 67% of patients in remission according to the Boolean-, SDAI-, and RADAI-5-based remission, respectively.
↵* p < 0.001;
↵** p < 0.01;
↵*** p < 0.05, NS: not significant; SJ: swollen joints; TJ: tender joints; other definitions as above.