Disease activity measures. Changes from baseline after 24 weeks’ treatment. Results are shown as mean (SD)
| CsA plus MTX group (n=60) | CsA group (n=60) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Change at 24 weeks | Baseline | Change at 24 weeks | p Value* | |
| *For the difference in change from baseline between both groups. | |||||
| Swollen joint count | 21 (10) | −12 (10) | 17 (7) | −8 (9) | 0.05 |
| Tender joint count | 26 (13) | −13 (12) | 24 (12) | −13 (9) | 0.59 |
| ESR (mm/1st h) | 53 (33) | −15 (32) | 46 (27) | −5 (27) | 0.09 |
| C reactive protein (mg/l) | 51 (45) | −15 (19) | 49 (44) | −19 (26) | 0.45 |
| HAQ score | 1.43 (0.69) | −0.90 (0.67) | 1.36 (0.63) | −0.87 (0.65) | 0.80 |
| VAS for pain (cm) | 5.0 (2.1) | −2.0 (2.5) | 4.8 (2.4) | −2.3 (2.7) | 0.75 |