Table 1.

Comparison of anxious vs non-anxious and depressive vs non-depressive patients

HADS-A<8HADS-A ≥8p-valueHADS-D<8HADS-D≥8p-value
Current age, mean±SD (years)48.9±11.952.6±10.80.04549.2±11.453.2±11.50.072
Age at diagnosis, mean±SD (years)34.3±11.940.2±11.50.00434.9±11.540.9±12.50.015
Age at 1st bDMARD, mean±SD (years)44.0±11.948.7±10.640.01344.7±11.548.7±11.60.059
HADS-A, mean±SD3.2±2.110.2±2.14.5±3.49.7±3.1<0.001
HADS-D, mean±SD2.9±3.38.3±2.7<0.0012.98±2.510.3±2.3
ASQoL, mean±SD3.12±3.810.6±4.5<0.0014.6±4.79.63±5.8<0.001
BASMI, mean±SD3.1±1.83.9±1.60.0033.2±1.73.9±1.60.016
BASFI, mean±SD1.7±1.64.1±2.3<0.0012.0±1.74.3±2.6<0.001
BASDAI, mean±SD1.98±1.64.5±2.1<0.0012.4±1.94.5±2.3<0.001
ASDAS, mean±SD2.3±1.32.6±1.10.0022.3±1.22.7±1.20.006
Patient's pain assessment (VAS), mean±SD23.96±21.841.2±22.10.02029.1±23.338.2±23.00.226
Patient's global assessment (VAS), mean±SD19.1±19.942.8±23.1<0.00122.9±21.642.6±24.5<0.001
physician's global assessment (VAS), mean±SD10.6±12.920.1±16.8<0.00110.8±12.423.95±17.8<0.001
TJC, mean±SD1.4±4.24.3±9.990.0021.79±5.34.45±10.30.002
FACIT-F, mean±SD42.4±7.829.5±8.2<0.00140.4±8.629.3±9.5<0.001
EQ5D, mean±SD0.51±0.110.29±0.19<0.0010.48±0.130.28±0.23<0.001