Table 5.
Pretreatment (n=126) | Post-treatment (n=126) | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value | |
Annual consumption of oral NSAIDs and acetaminophen, RDD/year | 16.8 (14.7) | 14.0 (12.2) | 2.80 (1.96, 3.62) | <0.001 |
Annual consumption of topical NSAIDs, RDD/year | 24.5 (24.3) | 16.6 (19.6) | 7.96 (6.27, 9.65) | <0.001 |
Annual consumption of opioids, MME/year | 97.7 (195.1) | 93.5 (182.3) | 4.17 (−17.52, 25.86) | 0.70 |
Annual no of intra-articular therapies, per year | 1.35 (2.67) | 0.76 (1.40) | 0.59 (0.27, 0.91) | <0.001 |
Annual no of intra-articular injection of steroids, per year | 0.18 (0.41) | 0.10 (0.21) | 0.082 (0.038, 0.13) | <0.001 |
GLP-1RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; MME, morphine milligram equivalent; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; RDD, recommended daily dose.