Table 3.

Number of tender points and tender joints

Parameters	Baseline (n = 16)	6 weeks (n = 15)	10 weeks (n = 13)	18 weeks (n = 14)	32 weeks (n = 11)
Tender points	4.1 ± 5.6	2.0 ± 3.1	2.1 ± 3.4	1.6 ± 2.9	2.4 ± 3.3
Tender joints	4.0 ± 7.5	1.0 ± 1.8	1.1 ± 1.6	1.2 ± 1.9	0.3a ± 0.5

Results are given as mean ± standard deviation. ^aDenotes statistical significance of the observed median change-from-baseline value with P ≤ 0.05 by Wilcoxon signed rank test. Almost all patients had no swollen joints at baseline or subsequent time points.