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Patient-reported outcome (PRO) is included in the remission criteria of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to determine the effect of age on PRO and the subsequent achievement of clinical and functional RA remission criteria. Three hundred and one patients with non-rheumatic diseases were evaluated using the 0–10 cm visual analog scale (VAS) assessment for musculoskeletal symptoms and a functional health assessment questionnaire-disability index (HAQ-DI). These assessments were compared with those obtained from 149 patients with RA with negative tender/swollen joint counts and normal serum C-reactive levels (objective clinical remission). Of the 301 patients, 32.2%, 26.6%, and 41.2% were classified as non-elderly (< 65 years), early elderly (65–74 years), and late-elderly (≥ 75 years) patients, respectively. VAS > 1 cm and HAQ-DI ≥ 0.5 were observed in 7.3% and 14.5%, respectively, in late-elderly patients, whereas ≤ 1.0% of non-elderly and early elderly patients for the both. Among 149 RA patients in objective remission, however, > 20% and > 10% of early elderly patients (and even non-elderly patients) had VAS > 1 cm and HAQ-DI ≥ 0.5, respectively, and 34.0% and 35.8% of late-elderly patients with RA had VAS > 1 cm and HAQ-DI ≥ 0.5, respectively. Multivariate logistic analysis revealed that age and RA were associated with the non-achievement of VAS ≤ 1 cm and HAQ-DI < 0.5. Therefore, the effect of age, which was independent of the presence of RA even without any objective disease activity, on PRO and the non-achievement of clinical and functional remission criteria was demonstrated.

Association of age with the non-achievement of clinical and functional remission in rheumatoid arthritis