Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that affects joints associated with
inflammation leading to poor quality of life. The phenotype of RA is distinct from osteoarthritis …

Background In most patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Disease Activity Score 28-joint
count C reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) is lower than DAS28 erythrocyte sedimentation rate …

Objective Guidelines do not specify how cutoffs for high disease activity differ between the
Disease Activity Score 28‐joint count indices DAS28–erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) …

The statistical study of precision medicine is concerned with dynamic treatment regimes
(DTRs) in which treatment decisions are tailored to patient-level information. Individuals are …

Effective management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) necessitates the accurate measurement
of disease activity using a treat-to-target strategy established as a cornerstone approach …

Background: There was limited data concerning predicting ability of calprotectin for disease
activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with normal C-reactive protein (CRP) level. This …

Background: Disease activity indices (DAIs) including disease activity score 28 (DAS28),
simplified disease activity index (SDAI), and clinical disease activity index (CDAI) have been …

Background Rheumatoid factor (RF) titer is known to be correlated to rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) activity, but the ideal cut-off titer of RF remains unclear. Here, the relationship between …

Abstract Background The involvement of Wnt-1-induced secreted protein-1 (WISP1/CCN4)
in several inflammatory reaction has recently been proposed. Nevertheless, this protein's …

Objective The 28-Joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) using C-reactive protein (CRP) and
DAS28 using erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR) may not be interchangeable. We …