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. 2024 Apr 15;8(2):e181–e193. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1785524

Table 5. CHESS II outcomes evaluated by disease severity and treatment approach.

Severity Total
( N  = 468)
Moderate
( n  = 190)
Severe
( n  = 278)
Prophylaxis
( n  = 16)
Other
( n  = 174)
Prophylaxis
( n  = 157)
Other
( n  = 121)
ABR
  n 16 174 148 120 468
  Mean (SD) 2.38 (1.82) 2.54 (2.97) 3.84 (3.09) 4.02 (9.18) 3.36 (5.33)
 Median (IQR) 2.0 (2.0) 2.0 (2.0) 3.0 (3.5) 3.0 (3.0) 2.0 (3.0)
ABR category, n (%)
  0 1 (6.3) 27 (15.5) 12 (7.6) 9 (7.4) 49 (10.5)
  1 4 (25.0) 53 (30.5) 25 (15.9) 24 (19.8) 105 (22.4)
  2+ 11 (68.8) 94 (54.0) 120 (76.4) 88 (72.7) 314 (67.1)
Target joint number category, n (%)
 None 10 (62.5) 135 (77.6) 90 (57.3) 66 (54.5) 301 (64.3)
 1 target joint 5 (31.3) 22 (12.6) 36 (22.9) 28 (23.1) 91 (19.4)
 2+ target joints 1 (6.3) 17 (9.8) 31 (19.7) 27 (22.3) 76 (16.2)
Problem joint number category, n (%)
 None 4 (25.0) 112 (64.4) 79 (50.3) 68 (56.2) 263 (56.2)
 1 problem joint 9 (56.3) 35 (20.1) 41 (26.1) 32 (16.4) 117 (25.0)
 2+ problem joints 3 (18.7) 27 (15.5) 37 (23.6) 21 (17.4) 88 (18.8)
Current chronic pain level, n (%)
 No pain 3 (18.8) 59 (33.9) 33 (21.0) 27 (22.3) 122 (26.1)
 Mild pain 5 (31.3) 81 (46.6) 60 (38.2) 43 (35.5) 189 (40.4)
 Moderate pain 8 (50.0) 31 (17.8) 49 (31.2) 38 (31.4) 126 (26.9)
 Severe pain 0 (0.0) 3 (1.7) 15 (9.6) 13 (10.7) 31 (6.6)
Participants with anxiety, n (%) 8 (50.0) 28 (16.1) 34 (21.7) 16 (13.2) 86 (18.4)
Participants with depression, n (%) 3 (18.8) 20 (11.5) 12 (7.6) 14 (11.6) 49 (10.5)

Abbreviations: ABR, annualized bleeding rate; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.