Table 1.

Incidence of disease worsening in AS and RA patients at the 2, 4, and 6-year index

DiseaseOutcomeIndex date post IFX initiationDisease worsening at subsequent visits, n/N (%)
12 months24 months
ASASDAS2 years9/79 (11.4%)6/59 (10.2%)
4 years2/42 (4.8%)1/37 (2.7%)
6 years1/25 (4.0%)2/18 (11.1%)
RADAS28 ESR2 years20/184 (10.9%)17/148 (11.5%)
4 years9/121 (7.4%)7/106 (6.7%)
6 years8/73 (11.0%)5/47 (10.6%)
DAS28 CRP2 years16/160 (10.0%)11/124 (8.9%)
4 years8/115 (7.0%)6/104 (5.9%)
6 years6/80 (7.5%)4/54 (7.4%)