Table 3

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) subsets in the two treatment patient groups

bDMARDsPhototherapyP value
Incident PsA (any type), n (%)19 (8)32 (14)0.046
Peripheral arthritis, n (%)16 (7)27 (12)0.003
Axial arthritis, n (%)1 (0)2 (1)0.712
Dactylitis, n (%)2 (1)7 (3)0.361
Enthesitis, n (%)3 (1)7 (3)0.361
Swollen joint, n2.61±0.403.21±0.620.417
Painful joints, n2.34±0.382.95±0.640.424
  • Continuous and categorical variables are presented as mean±SD and proportion, respectively.

  • *Unpaired t-test for quantitative variables; χ2 test for qualitative variables

  • bDMARDs, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.