Disease activity and disability in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA): An 8‐year followup of a Swedish early RA project

Disease activity was fairly well managed, but disability gradually worsened. Despite similar medication, women had more disability than men. The discrepancy between disease activity and disability indicates unmet needs for multiprofessional interventions to prevent progressing disability, and patients at risk for disability need to be identified early in the process.