Table 3 Percentage distribution of patients with evaluable data for analysis in clinically significant categories of EuroQoL health status index (EQ-5D) by treatment group
PRO measureETN (n = 142) (%)ETN+MTX (n = 141) (%)Difference between treatment groups (95% CI*)†
EQ-5D utility improvement ⩾0.0562.966.8−3.9 (−7.01, 15.09)
EQ-5D VAS >82 at week 1630.3229.550.76 (−9.37,10.9)
  • ETN, etanercept (25 mg twice weekly); MTX, methotrexate (⩾12.5 mg/week); EQ-5D, EuroQoL five-dimensional assessment of current health state; VAS: visual analogue scale.

  • *CI was calculated by binomial distribution. †Values were not significantly different between treatment groups.