Table 1

Total score, erosion score, and joint space narrowing score for all patients in the study

BaselineEnd pointChangeYearly adjusted rate at end point*Yearly adjusted rate at baseline
Results are shown as mean (SD) and median (interquartile range (IQR))
*A change was only looked for during treatment and not during the period from diagnosis.
Total score
    Mean (SD)25.9 (33.9)34.5 (42.6)8.6 (18.2)1.9 (4.0)7.9 (9.5)
    Median (IQR)12.5 (36.5)20.0 (42.0)2.0 (11.0)0.5 (2.6)4.9 (9.4)
Erosion score
    Mean (SD)8.1 (15.6)11.1 (21.0)3.0 (8.8)0.7 (2.0)2.1 (3.6)
    Median (IQR)2.0 (7.5)3.0 (10.5)0.0 (2.0)0.0 (0.54)0.7 (3.0)
Joint space narrowing
    Mean (SD)17.8 (21.6)23.4 (25.2)5.6 (11.3)1.2 (2.4)5.8 (7.2)
    Median (IQR)9.0 (23.5)16 (29.5)2.0 (7.0)0.5 (1.7)3.2 (6.4)