Abstract
Objective
To compare the clinical utility of anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies and rheumatoid factor (RF) testing in predicting both functional outcome and response to treatment in early inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) patients.
Methods
A total of 916 IP subjects from a primary care incidence registry (1990–1994) had anti-CCP antibody and RF status determined at baseline. Mean change in Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score between baseline and 5 years was compared by antibody status. The effect of treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and/or steroids over 5 years, early (
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 664-675 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Arthritis Care & Research |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2010 |
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