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. 2023 Aug 2;25:136. doi: 10.1186/s13075-023-03127-2

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients by diagnosis

axSpA PsA Total
n 1245 1225 2470
Age, years, mean (SD) 44.5 ± 13 52.1 ± 12.3 48.3 ± 13.2
Sex, female, n (%) 561 (45) 719 (59) 1280 (52)
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30), n (%) 316 (26) 458 (38) 774 (32)
Naive to biologic therapy, n (%) 636 (61) 594 (57) 1230 (59)
Comorbidities, 3 or more, n (%) 241 (19) 382 (31) 623 (25)
Physician global disease activity, NRS 0–10, mean (SD) 5.4 ± 1.9 5.1 ± 1.9 5.3 ± 1.9
Patient global disease activity, NRS 0–10, mean (SD) 5.8 ± 2.4 5.7 ± 2.4 5.8 ± 2.4
WHO-5 score, mean (SD) 44 ± 21.4 45.8 ± 22.8 44.9 ± 22.1
WHO-5 score: Severe depressive symptoms, n (%) 102 (8) 101 (8) 203 (8)
WHO-5 score: Moderate depressive symptoms, n (%) 268 (22) 256 (21) 524 (21)
WHO-5 score: No or mild depressive symptoms, n (%) 875 (70) 868 (71) 1743 (71)

NRS Numerical rating scale, WHO-5 WHO-5 Well-Being Index