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Table 5 Definition of the status of activity of rheumatoid arthritis and respective cutoff points using composite disease activity indices

From: 2017 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the pharmacological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Index

Disease activity status

Cutoff points

SDAI

Remission

≤5

Low

> 5 and ≤ 20

Moderate

> 20 and ≤ 40

High

> 40

CDAI

Remission

≤2.8

Low

≤10

Moderate

> 10 and ≤ 22

High

> 22

DAS28

Remission

≤2.6

Low

> 2.6 and ≤ 3.2

Moderate

> 3.2 and ≤ 5.1

High

> 5.1

  1. CDAI, clinical disease activity index; DAS28, disease activity index (28 joints); SDAI, simplified disease activity index [142].