Changes in the laboratory tests before and after treatment in the etanercept and control groups
| Variable | Etanercept group (n = 52) | Control group (n = 38) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 0 | Month 3 | p Value | Month 0 | Month 3 | p Value | |||||||
| Values are median (range). | ||||||||||||
| *Significant difference. | ||||||||||||
| Anti-CCP, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies; CRP, C reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; RF, rheumatoid factor. | ||||||||||||
| Anti-CCP (U/ml) | 60 (1 to 3099) | 49 (1 to 1438) | 0.007* | 118 (1 to 3098) | 101 (1 to 1200) | 0.648 | ||||||
| RF (IU/ml) | 87 (10 to 3170) | 64 (0 to 1440) | 0.006* | 95 (10 to 2580) | 76 (10 to 1290) | 0.091 | ||||||
| ESR (mm/h) | 43 (7 to 123) | 11 (1 to 77) | <0.001* | 39 (3 to 120) | 32 (1 to 124) | 0.355 | ||||||
| CRP (mg/dl) | 1.5 (0 to 11.5) | 0.1 (0 to 6.25) | <0.001* | 1.7 (0 to 8.39) | 1.1 (0 to 12.2) | 0.555 | ||||||