Table 2

Mean baseline and post-treatment SF-36 PCS and MCS scores and SF-6D scores across trials

RAPsAPsoriasis
Weeks 1–12Weeks 13–24 (ETN 25 mg)*
ETN + MTXMTXETNPlaceboETN 25 mgETN 50 mgPlaceboETN 25 mgETN 50 mgPlacebo
PCS
 Baseline29.329.533.633.449.548.849.0
 Endpoint43.040.243.434.752.852.749.652.952.552.0
 Mean change13.810.99.71.53.33.90.73.43.73.1
 p Value0.003NS0.001NS<0.0001<0.0001NS
MCS
 Baseline42.142.251.549.348.447.246.1
 Endpoint48.948.354.150.351.050.646.551.151.449.1
 Mean change6.95.82.60.82.63.40.32.74.23.0
 p ValueNSNS0.040NS<0.0001<0.0001NS
SF-6D
 Baseline0.5300.5280.6600.6420.7540.7340.728
 Endpoint0.6580.6350.7670.6590.8190.8220.7390.8220.8210.808
 Mean change0.1280.1210.1050.0180.0650.0840.0110.0660.0830.077
 p Value<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.079<0.0001<0.00010.285
  • * All patients received etanercept 25 mg twice a week during weeks 13–24, column headers represent original treatment assignment, p values are comparisons with week 12 values.

  • Changes were greater than or equal to the minimal clinically important difference (MCID).

  • p Value for change from baseline.

  • ETN, etanercept; MCS, mental component summary; MTX, methotrexate; NS, not significant; PCS, physical component summary; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SF-36, short form 36; SF-6D, health utility score based on mean scores across all eight domains of the SF-36.