Table 4

 Disease characteristics at baseline and at the last visit of the drop out; patients not included in the 2 year analysis (n = 17)

AssessmentAt baselineAt last visit
Mean (SD)p Value*Mean (SD)p Value*
* In comparison with the n = 52 patients included in the primary analyses.
Results are shown as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
Physician global (VAS 0–10)6.4 (1.3)0.854.0 (1.9)0.03
BASDAI6.3 (11)0.605.0 (2.0)0.02
BASFI5.5 (2.4)0.614.3 (3.0)0.12
CRP (mg/l), median (range)19 (3–131)0.886 (1–91)0.04