Table 2.

Pearson correlations of all measured variables after combining 15,000 datasets.

CRPESRSJC28TJC28PhGHPaGHFatiguePainHAQ
CRP1
ESR0.4641
SJC280.2920.3191
TJC280.2470.2710.7561
PhGH0.2280.2930.6800.6791
PaGH0.2040.2310.4030.4700.5641
Fatigue0.1440.1450.2360.3120.3850.6501
Pain0.1930.2190.3940.4650.5700.8340.6321
HAQ0.2090.2630.4070.4640.4920.5880.4300.5721
  • Moderate (0.3–0.7) and strong (> 0.7) correlations in bold. CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire; PaGH: patient global health; PhGH: physician global health; SJC28: 28 swollen joint count; TJC28: 28 tender joint count.