PRO measure | ETN (n = 142) (%) | ETN+MTX (n = 141) (%) | Difference between treatment groups (95% CI*)† |
EQ-5D utility improvement ⩾0.05 | 62.9 | 66.8 | −3.9 (−7.01, 15.09) |
EQ-5D VAS >82 at week 16 | 30.32 | 29.55 | 0.76 (−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.