Achievement of treatment effectiveness criteria 12 months post-indexTNFi cyclersNon-TNFi switchersP value
(n=5,020)(n=1,925)
Achieved all criteria24.0%27.8%0.001
≥80% Adherence40.0%41.7%0.182
No dose increase88.3%96.7%<0.001
No switch to another bDMARD65.4%70.3%<0.001
No new conventional DMARD84.7%85.6%0.353
No new/increased oral glucocorticoid85.7%84.7%0.285
<2 Glucocorticoid injections in first 90 days90.6%90.6%0.968