Table 2

Post hoc analysis data

Mean change (95% CI) in score from baseline to Month 12
DAS28 status at Month 4 N Synovitis (wrist) Osteitis (wrist and hand) Erosion (wrist and hand)
Remission (<2.6)*4−3.00 (−6.90 to 0.90)−2.75 (−8.47 to 2.97)−4.75 (−13.11 to 3.61)
LDAS (≤3.2)11−2.64 (−4.15 to −1.13)−4.09 (−8.44 to 0.26)−2.18 (−5.12 to 0.85)
MDAS (>3.2–5.1)9−1.00 (−2.84 to 0.84)−3.22 (−8.17 to 1.73)1.56 (0.27 to 2.84)
HDAS (>5.1)30.00 (0.00 to 0.00)−1.33 (−5.13 to 2.46)1.33 (−1.54 to 4.20)
  • Data are as observed for patients treated in the open-label extension who were originally randomised to abatacept+MTX, who had data available at the visits of interest.

  • *Subset of LDAS.

  • DAS28, Disease Activity Score 28; HDAS, high disease activity state; LDAS, low disease activity state; MDAS, moderate disease activity state; MTX, methotrexate.