Table 1.

Concordance of responses to the ACR, EULAR, and SDAI improvement criteria. Values are n (%) unless otherwise specified.

Measure AMeasure BNo Response on Measure A or BResponse on Measure A OnlyResponse on Measure B OnlyResponses on Both Measures A and BAgreement, %κ
First-level responses
  ACR20EULAR94 (38.7)14 (5.8)39 (16)96 (39.5)78.20.57
  ACR20SDAI50125 (51.4)35 (14.4)8 (3.3)75 (30.9)82.30.64
  EULARSDAI50108 (44.4)52 (21.4)083 (34.2)78.60.59
Second-level responses
  ACR50EULAR Good183 (75.3)32 (13.2)5 (2.1)23 (9.5)84.80.47
  ACR50SDAI70179 (74.9)17 (7.1)6 (2.5)39 (15.5)90.40.70
  EULAR GoodSDAI70194 (80.3)4 (1.7)20 (8.4)23 (9.6)90.00.60
  • ACR: American College of Rheumatology; EULAR: European League Against Rheumatism; SDAI: Simplified Disease Activity Index.