Correlation of the Multi‐Biomarker Disease Activity Score With Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Measures: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

• Published in: Arthritis care & research (2010) Vol. 71; no. 11; pp. 1459 - 1472
• Main Authors: Johnson, Tate M., Register, Kyle A., Schmidt, Cynthia M., O'Dell, James R., Mikuls, Ted R., Michaud, Kaleb, England, Bryant R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - blood; Blood Sedimentation; Disease Progression; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Female; Health risk assessment; Humans; Joint diseases; Male; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Rheumatoid arthritis; Severity of Illness Index; Systematic review

Objective There are conflicting reports on the validity of the multi‐biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score for assessing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. Our aim was to perform a systematic review of the MBDA and a meta‐analysis of the correlation between the MBDA and other RA disease a...