Objective: To evaluate and compare the advantage and utility of the 2011 ACR/EULAR criterion and the other remission criteria of rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: The questionnaires for RA patients were used for the study. The remission rate and residual disease activity of RA patients were compared according to four criteria of remission, including 2011 ACR/EULAR remission criterion, DAS28, CDAI and ACR.
Results: Among the 310 cases, 254 effective questionnaires were obtained. The remission rates of ACR, CDAI,ACR/EULAR and DAS28 were 15.4%, 23.2%,25.2%,38.2%, respectively.ACR criteria is the most stringent criteria, the remission rate of ACR was significantly lower than the other three criteria (P<0.05). There was no residual disease activity of ACR criteria. DAS28 criteria is the laxest criteria,the remission rate and residual disease activity of DAS28 was significantly higher than the other three criteria (P<0.05).There was no difference between CDAI and ACR/EULAR, which were more suitable for clinical practice.
Conclusion: Among the four criteria, ACR criteria is the most stringent criteria, DAS28 criteria is the laxest criteria, The CDAI and ACR/EULAR criteria were more suitable for clinical practice.