The aim of this study was to determine the impact of age on disease and remission in suspected early RA (ERA).
Data from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) were examined at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Patients were divided into three groups based on age. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression models were performed to determine the impact of age on the 28-joint DAS (DAS28) and remission at 12 months.
A total of 1809 patients were initially assessed: 442 (24.4%) young (