ACR Core Set
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Tender joint count (0-68 scale)
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14.9 ± 7.1
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9.4 ± 7.1*
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7.8 ± 7.1*
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6.8 ± 6.8*
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Swollen joint count (0-66 scale)
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13.2 ± 5.2
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8.7 ± 5.6*
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7.4 ± 5.5*
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6.4 ± 5.2*
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Patient's assessment of pain, mm (0-100 mm VAS)a
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66.2 ± 22.3
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45.0 ± 26.4*
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40.3 ± 26.9*
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37.3 ± 27.5*
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Patient's global assessment of disease activity, mm (0-100 mm VAS)b
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65.1 ± 22.7
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45.1 ± 25.7*
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41.0 ± 26.7*
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37.4 ± 27.2*
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Physician's global assessment of disease activity, mm (0-100 mm VAS)b
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63.6 ± 17.6
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40.7 ± 22.5*
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33.5 ± 22.4*
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29.0 ± 22.7*
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HAQ-DI score (0-3 scale)c
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1.5 ± 0.6
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1.2 ± 0.7*
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1.1 ± 0.7*
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1.0 ± 0.7*
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Acute Phase Reactant
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ESR (mm/h) normal value < 20 mm/h
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30.3 ± 23.8
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20.6 ± 20.1*
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20.7 ± 19.7*
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20.0 ± 18.6*
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