Research Article

Comparison of Two Assays to Determine Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis in relation to Other Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Assaying Anti-Modified Citrullinated Vimentin Antibodies Adds Value to Second-Generation Anti-Citrullinated Cyclic Peptides Testing

Table 2

Concordance between the results of assays for anti-CCP2 and anti-MCV in rheumatoid arthritis.

Anti-CCP2
Positive
(66.2%)
Negative
(33.8%)

Anti-MCVPositive
(81.0%)88 (61.97%)27 (19.01%)
Negative
(19.0%)6 (4.22%)21 (14.78%)

Total patients with RA assessed = 142, and values in parenthesis represent the percentage of the total 142 patients.
Kappa = 0.42.