High patient global assessment scores in patients with rheumatoid arthritis otherwise in remission do not reflect subclinical inflammation

To assess whether high patient global assessment (PGA) scores by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) otherwise in remission reflect subclinical inflammation.Cross-sectional, single-center study, including consecutive RA patients. Remission states were defined based on the ACR/EULAR Boolean definition: 4V-remission (tender and swollen 28-joint counts (TJC28/SJC28), C-reactive protein (CRP), and PGA all≤1), PGA-near-remission (the same, except...