Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients by specific diseases

Rheumatoid arthritisPsoriatic arthritisAnkylosing spondylitisJuvenile idiopathic arthritisPsoriasisCrohn’s disease
N12 345837164117118192228
Mean age, years53.848.443.211.844.138.3
Mean disease duration, years10.6*14.6*11.1*3.818.511.7*
Female, %79.147.427.778.932.361.3
Median duration of exposure, years (range)0.70 (0.04–9.03)0.39 (0.04–3.53)0.38 (0.04–3.04)2.99 (0.04–4.50)1.36 (0.04–4.01)0.50 (0.04–4.42)
On concomitant immunosuppressants, %61.855.617.849.70.340.2
On concomitant systemic steroids, %58.619.115.421.61.235.3
From US sites, %21.425.38.851.553.357.3
  • *Based on the following number of patients with available baseline disease duration information: rheumatoid arthritis, 11 984; psoriatic arthritis, 819; ankylosing spondylitis, 1640; Crohn’s disease, 1933.