Table 2

VAS and LI

	CS			Celecoxib			Placebo
	n	Mean (SE)*	p Value†	n	Mean (SE)*	p Value†	n	Mean (SE)*	p Value‡
VAS
Baseline	199	71.2 (0.8)		195	70.0 (0.8)		205	70.2 (0.8)
Day 30	195	49.4 (1.5)	0.869	195	46.9 (1.5)	0.159	204	49.7 (1.4)	0.309
Day 91	179	39.4 (1.7)	0.429	182	38.3 (1.7)	0.213	188	41.2 (1.6)	0.450
Day 182	160	28.6 (1.8)	0.001	173	30.5 (1.7)	0.009	172	36.8 (1.7)	0.002
LI
Baseline	199	11.8 (0.2)		195	11.6 (0.2)		205	11.8 (0.2)
Day 30	195	9.6 (0.3)	0.714	195	9.1 (0.3)	0.045	204	9.8 (0.3)	0.105
Day 91	179	8.1 (0.3)	0.050	182	8.0 (0.3)	0.027	188	8.8 (0.3)	0.052
Day 182	160	7.1 (0.3)	0.023	173	7.0 (0.3)	0.015	172	8.0 (0.3)	0.024

*Estimated mean and SE from a mixed-model analysis.
†Compared with placebo.
‡Comparing three treatment groups.
LI, Lequesne Index; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.