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Table 4 Correlation coefficient (95%CI) of patients and physicians’ perceptions of disease activity with the PRO.

From: Maintained activity in ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with TNFi and/or NSAID for at least 12 weeks: a cross-sectional study in Brazil

 

BASDAI

ASDAS-CRP

NRS (patient)

0.77 (0.72; 0.80)

0.84 (0.78; 0.88)

NRS (physician)

0.68 (0.62; 0.73)

0.81 (0.74; 0.86)

  1. Data presented as Spearman (CI), ρ Spearman test
  2. ASDAS-CRP Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score, BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, CI, confidence interval, NRS numeric rating scale, NSAID Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, PRO patient-reported outcome, SD standard deviation, TNFi tumor necrosis factor inhibitors