Table 4.

Course of HAQ-DI and pain (effectiveness population)

	HAQ-DI	HAQ-pain scalec (mm)
	(range 0–3)	(range 0–100)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Baseline	1.37 ± 0.7	60.3 ± 21.2
Week 12	0.95 ± 0.69	39.4 ± 21.4
Week 24	0.82 ± 0.66	29.0 ± 20.0
Difference week 24–baselinea	−0.56 ± 0.62	−31.6 ± 27.3
P value for changesb	<0.001	<0.001

HAQ-DI health assessment questionnaire-disability index, SD standard deviation

^aEndpoint analysis, i.e., only patients considered with data both for baseline and week 24

^bWilcoxon signed rank test

^cCurrent pain on day of assessment in contrast to average pain over last 7 days as in original HAQ