Latent profile analysis approach to the relationship between patient and physician global assessments of rheumatoid arthritis activity.

George Athanasios KarpouzasVibeke StrandSarah R Ormseth

Published in: RMD open (2018)

We confirmed the validity and advantages of LPA in characterising the relationship between PtGA and MDGA over a conventional threshold-based definition. LPA yielded optimally distinct, clinically meaningful and cohesive groupings, demonstrating superior explanatory power for disease-related outcomes of interest.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
emergency department
primary care
case report
adipose tissue
systemic lupus erythematosus
skeletal muscle
systemic sclerosis
drug induced