Table 3

Responses, state and change from baseline in patients with at least one swollen joint at baseline

3 months6 months
OverallNo co-medicationMTX co-medicationOverallNo co-medicationMTX co-medication
(n=251)(n=83)(n=169)p Value(n=220)(n=70)(n=150)p Value
ACR2059.654.761.80.3058.556.159.60.64
ACR5037.936.038.80.6837.740.936.20.51
ACR7030.028.030.90.6525.624.226.20.76
EULAR response55.758.954.20.5552.660.848.50.15
EULAR remission49.041.952.20.1845.744.146.60.76
DAS28 LDA65.266.164.70.8562.366.160.30.46
DAS282.77 (1.46)2.94 (1.40)2.69 (1.48)0.262.74 (1.42)2.70 (1.30)2.76 (1.48)0.77
Δ DAS28−1.80 (1.41)−1.81 (1.59)−1.79 (1.32)0.93−1.90 (1.65)−2.18 (1.67)−1.76 (1.63)0.13
Modified DAPSA19.3 (18.6)23.0 (22.8)17.6 (16.1)0.0518.7 (16.2)19.3 (14.8)18.5 (16.9)0.73
Δ Modified DAPSA−29.3 (45.6)−28.2 (39.6)−29.9 (48.4)0.82−30.2 (47.5)−33.9 (40.5)−29.6 (50.5)0.58
Physician global*16.3 (15.2)20.7 (18.3)14.2 (12.9)0.00115.4 (14.6)16.4 (14.6)15.0 (14.7)0.52
Δ Physician global−23.4 (21.7)−21.9 (23.9)−24.2 (20.6)0.45−24.8 (22.5)−26.9 (23.9)−23.9 (22.3)0.36
Patient global*28.6 (23.4)32.9 (24.2)26.5 (22.8)0.0428.8 (24.0)30.4 (22.6)28.1 (24.6)0.51
Δ Patient global−26.4 (27.2)−23.9 (30.2)−27.7 (25.7)0.31−25.4 (28.0)−28.2 (29.5)−24.1 (27.3)0.32
MHAQ score (0–3)0.39 (0.42)0.45 (0.45)0.36 (0.40)0.100.40 (0.42)0.41 (0.43)0.39 (0.42)0.73
Δ MHAQ score−0.35 (0.45)−0.33 (0.53)−0.36 (0.40)0.61−0.31 (0.44)−0.37 (0.52)−0.29 (0.40)0.22
SF-6D (0–1)0.70 (0.14)0.67 (0.13)0.71 (0.14)0.030.70 (0.15)0.66 (0.13)0.72 (0.15)0.01
Δ SF-6D0.11 (0.13)0.10 (0.13)0.11 (0.13)0.900.10 (0.14)0.10 (0.14)0.11 (0.14)0.67
  • Mean (SD) values for continuous variables if not stated otherwise.

  • *(0–100).

  • ACR, American College of Rheumatology; DAPSA, Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis; DAS28, Disease Activity Score-28; DAS28 LDA, Disease Activity Score-28 low disease activity, DAS28≤3.2; EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism; MHAQ, Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire; MTX, methotrexate; SF-6D, Short Form 6 Dimensions.