1. Relative Clinical Influence of Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiological Investigations in Early Arthritis on the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Data from the French Early Arthritis Cohort ESPOIR
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Laure Gossec, Maxime Dougados, Bernard Combe, Alain Saraux, Christophe Combescure, Nathalie Rincheval, CHU Cochin [AP-HP], Division of Clinical Epidemiology ( DCE ), Geneva University Hospital ( HUG ), Immunologie et Pathologie ( EA2216 ), Université de Brest ( UBO ) -IFR148, CHRU Brest - Service de Rhumatologie ( CHU - BREST - Rhumato ), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest ( CHRU Brest ), Centre d'Investigation Clinique ( CIC - Brest ), Université de Brest ( UBO ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ), Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier ( IGMM ), Université de Montpellier ( UM ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Service de rhumatologie [CHU Cochin], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)-CHU Cochin [AP-HP], Hôpital Cochin [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Division of Clinical Epidemiology (DCE), Geneva University Hospital (HUG), Immunologie et Pathologie (EA2216), Université de Brest (UBO)-IFR148, CHRU Brest - Service de Rhumatologie (CHU - BREST - Rhumato), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest (CHRU Brest), Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC - Brest), Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (IGMM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM), and Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Cochin [AP-HP]
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Rheumatoid nodule ,Arthritis ,Severity of Illness Index ,Arthritis, Rheumatoid ,Cohort Studies ,0302 clinical medicine ,MESH : Peptides, Cyclic ,Immunopathology ,MESH: Autoantibodies ,Immunology and Allergy ,030212 general & internal medicine ,MESH: Cohort Studies ,MESH: Arthritis, Rheumatoid ,Univariate analysis ,MESH: Middle Aged ,[ SDV.SPEE ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,Middle Aged ,MESH : Adult ,3. Good health ,Rheumatoid arthritis ,Cohort ,MESH : Severity of Illness Index ,France ,MESH : Sensitivity and Specificity ,medicine.symptom ,Adult ,musculoskeletal diseases ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Immunology ,MESH : Cohort Studies ,Peptides, Cyclic ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,03 medical and health sciences ,Rheumatology ,MESH: Severity of Illness Index ,MESH : Autoantibodies ,Synovitis ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,MESH : Middle Aged ,MESH : France ,MESH: Peptides, Cyclic ,Autoantibodies ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,MESH: Humans ,business.industry ,MESH : Humans ,MESH: Adult ,MESH: ROC Curve ,medicine.disease ,MESH: Sensitivity and Specificity ,Surgery ,Radiography ,MESH: France ,ROC Curve ,MESH : Arthritis, Rheumatoid ,[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,business ,MESH : ROC Curve - Abstract
Objective.To evaluate the relative level of influence of usual investigations in early arthritis on the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods.Patients: those included in the ESPOIR early arthritis cohort, a national cohort of patients with grade ≥ 2 synovitis for > 6 weeks and < 6 months. The diagnostic properties of variables assessed at baseline were measured against the diagnosis of RA defined by American College of Rheumatology criteria (at any timepoint between inclusion and 12-month followup) and expert opinion. Various models, including (1) clinical data; (2) clinical + radiographic data (plain radiographs); (3) addition of rheumatoid factor (RF) and/or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP); and (4) addition of HLA-DR typing, were assessed by comparing areas under the curves for ROC curves.Results.Of 731 patients studied, 372 (50.9%) satisfied criteria for RA at 1 year. In univariate analysis, sensitivity was highest for distal articular presentation (94.6%), presence of IgM RF (69.4%), pain on metatarso-phalangeal squeeze test (66.1%), and presence of anti-CCP (65.6%); whereas specificity was highest for nodules (100%), HLA typing: shared-epitope double dose (95.9%), radiographic erosions (86.5%), and anti-CCP antibodies (86.4%). The most efficient model included swollen joint count, morning stiffness, erosions, RF, and anti-CCP. Adding rheumatoid nodules, C-reactive protein, or HLA-DR information was not contributive.Conclusion.In addition to the clinical variables and radiographs, RF and/or anti-CCP are the single variables of interest that are contributive for the diagnosis of RA.
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- 2010
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