Table 3.
Differences in pain and health status of children with pain reported in the pain diary
| |
Standard treatment group (n = 49) |
Anti-TNF agents group (n = 28) |
Group-differences |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (S.D.) | Median | Mean (S.D.) | Median | Mann–Whitney U-test | p-values | Effect sizes (r) | |
|
Arthritis activity: composite disease activity score |
2.90 (2.53) |
2.00 |
0.68 (0.99) |
0.00 |
Z = −3.95 |
<0.001 |
0.45 |
|
Functional disability: CHAQ dis. index |
0.26 (0.38) |
0.10 |
0.27 (0.31) |
0.18 |
Z = −0.95 |
0.34 |
0.04 |
| Pain intensity: mean pain diary score | 0.88 (0.88) | 0.61 | 1.50 (1.16) | 1.34 | Z = −2.57 | 0.01 | 0.29 |