Cutoffs used it Rheumatology

The use of composite scores is wide-spread and cutoffs play an essential role in classifying the disease activity of patients

Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriatric arthritis
Spondyloarthritis
Composites
Author

Simon Steiger

Published

June 3, 2024

Rheumatoid arthritis

The composite measures are sorted alphabetically from left to right.

Cutoffs of the most commonly used composite measures for RA disease activity.
Disease activity CDAI DAS28CRP DAS28ESR SDAI
Remission ? \(>\) 2.4 \(>\) 2.6 \(>\) 3.3
Low ? \(\leq\) 2.9 \(\leq\) 3.2 \(\leq\) 11.0
Moderate ? \(\leq\) 4.6 \(\leq\) 5.1 \(\leq\) 26.0
High ? \(<\) 4.6 \(<\) 5.1 \(<\) 26.0

TODO: Add CDAI and sources for each column.

TODO: What about ACR70 etc criteria? These quantify the reduction of symptoms (e.g., tender joints) in percent from the baseline value (I assume, … the baseline part)

Psoriatric arthritis

TODO

Spondyloarthritis

TODO