Table 2.
RA Patients (n = 1953) | PsA Patients (n = 151) | |||
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Proportion with AST or ALT > 1× ULN, % |
Proportion with AST or ALT > 2× ULN, % |
Proportion with AST or ALT > 1× ULN, % |
Proportion with AST or ALT > 2× ULN, % |
|
Methotrexate alone, % | 22 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
Leflunomide alone, % | 17 | 2 | - | - |
Methotrexate + leflunomide, % |
31 | 5 | - | - |
Neither methotrexate nor leflunomide, % |
14 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
P value for column | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | NS | NS |
ULN = upper limit of normal; NS = Not significant; - indicates fewer than 10 PsA patients were on this treatment regimen
Defined as AST or ALT greater than 1× or 2× times the upper limit of the laboratory normal (ULN)