Criteria for remission, for rheumatoid arthritis ordered by Stringency (FDA criteria most difficult to fulfill) [24,25].

Table 1: Criteria for remission, for rheumatoid arthritis ordered by Stringency (FDA criteria most difficult to fulfill) [24,25].

Score	Measurements	Remission definition
Disease Activity Score 28: DAS 28	28 tender joint count 28 swollen joint count ESR Patient's global assessment	< 2.6
Disease Activity Score: DAS or DAS 44	Ritchie articular index of tender joint 44 swollen joint count ESR Patient's global assessment	< 1.6
Clinical Disease Activity Index: CDAI and Simplified Disease Activity Index: SDAI	28 tender joint count 28 swollen joint count Patient Visual Global Assessment Physician Visual Global Assessment 28 tender joint count 28 swollen joint count CRP Patient Visual Global Assessment Physician Visual Global Assessment	< 2.8 < 3.3
American College of Rheumatology criteria: ACR criteria	Morning stiffness < 15 minutes No joint pain by history No joint tenderness by examination No joint or tendon sheath swelling ESR < 30 mm/h (women) or < 20 mm/h (men) No fatigue	Minimum 5 of 6 over 2 month
US Food and Drug Administration FDA criteria	ACR criteria + radiographic arrest by Larsen or Sharp	ACR criteria + radiographic arrest for 6 month after medication discontinued

ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein.