Table 3

Drug persistence by group of treatment

1 year2 years3 years
Retention rate (%)95% CIRetention rate (%)95% CIRetention rate (%)95% CIP value
All patients 0.041
TNFi69.268.2 to 70.355.354.1 to 56.545.243.9 to 46.5
JAKi68.366.0 to 70.654.051.4 to 56.544.942.1 to 47.7
Rheumatoid arthritis0.86
TNFi67.465.7 to 69.052.951.0 to 54.742.640.5 to 44.6
JAKi68.366.0 to 70.654.051.4 to 56.544.942.1 to 47.7
Spondyloarthritis
Psoriatic arthritis 0.016
TNFi69.367.3 to 71.354.952.6 to 57.144.642.2 to 47.0
JAKi60.653.4 to 67.045.537.6 to 53.137.729.1 to 46.2
Axial spondyloarthritis0.30
TNFi72.069.9 to 73.959.457.1 to 61.549.346.9 to 51.7
JAKi82.970.4 to 90.464.037.8 to 81.448.016.3 to 74.3
  • Retention rate is expressed as estimated survival percentage, which accounted for the patients at risk in the denominator (ie, excluding censored subjects).

  • JAKi, Janus kinase inhibitor; TNFi, tumour necrosis factor inhibitor.