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. 2023 Mar 16;9(1):e002936. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002936

Table 3.

Percentage of flares during the pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 vaccination periods

Follow-up time (years or months) Rheumatoid arthritis Psoriatic arthritis
Patients (n)* Flares (n) % Patients (n)* Flares (n) %
Prevaccination 1 712 104 14.6 354 45 12.7
From 12th month to 6th month prior to vaccination 317 32 10.1 166 19 11.4
From 6th month to vaccination date 570 72 12.6 264 27 10.2
From 6th month to 3rd month prior to vaccination 199 26 13.0 83 10 12.0
From 3rd month to vaccination date 359 46 12.8 172 17 9.8
Post vaccination At 6 months post vaccination 593 84 14.2 253 25 9.9
From time to vaccination to 3rd month 410 52 12.7 178 18 10.1
From 3rd to 6th month post vaccination 231 32 14.2 86 7 8.1

Thick line indicates the time of COVID-19 vaccination.

*Number of patients in each period who had at least one prior review.