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Table 5 Factors related to sustained responsiveness in the study population

From: Predictors of European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) good response, DAS-28 remission and sustained responses to TNF-inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study in refractory disease

Parameter

Significance

Disease duration

t = −1.92

P = 0.05

ESR

t = −0.98

P = 0.32

CRP

t = 0.09

P = 0.92

Hemoglobin

t = 3.71

P = 0.0001**

Rheumatoid factor

t = 2.17

P = 0.03

Anti-CCP

t = 0.10

P = 0.91

DAS-28

t = −0.27

P = 0.78

HAQ

t = −2.71

P = 0.008**

VAS

t = −2.01

P = 0.04*

Combination

t = −1.01

P = 0.92

Erosive lesions

t = −2.20

P = 0.03*

  1. *P-value: significant < 0.05. **P-value: highly significant < 0.01.
  2. Abbreviations: ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, HAQ: health assessment questionnaire, DAS: disease activity score, VAS: visual analogue scale.