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. 2014 Jul 3;12:102. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-12-102

Table 2.

Treatment effects for all contrast in terms of pain (pain VAS) along with 95% credible interval and probability that treatment is better than the comparator

Intervention Comparator
Placebo MTX aTNF Tocilizumab aTNF + MTX Abatacept + MTX Anakinra + MTX Tocilizumab + MTX
Placebo
Estimate
0
14.71
20.17
31.28
32.53
37.63
22.00
30.71
95% CrI
 
(-3.85, 33.43)
(12.33, 29.73)
(18.69, 45.21)
(13.46, 52.09)
(6.71, 67.22)
(0.86, 42.52)
(15.14, 46.97)
P(better)
 
5%
<1%
<1%
<1%
1%
2%
<1%
MTX
Estimate
-14.71
0
5.42
16.55
17.85
22.98
7.29
15.97
95% CrI
(-33.43, 3.85)
 
(-10.37, 24.07)
(3.81, 31.31)
(13.02, 23.08)
(-1.54, 47.31)
(-2.54, 16.69)
(6.26, 26.34)
P(better)
95%
 
22%
1%
<1%
3%
5%
<1%
aTNF
Estimate
-20.17
-5.42
0
11.09
12.40
17.27
1.84
10.60
95% CrI
(-29.73, -12.33)
(-24.07, 10.37)
 
(0.09, 21.3)
(-6.63, 29.01)
(-13.17, 45.84)
(-19.57, 19.71)
(-4.53, 23.59)
P(better)
>99%
78%
 
2%
7%
12%
40%
6%
Tocilizumab
Estimate
-31.28
-16.55
-11.09
0
1.30
6.23
-9.29
-0.56
95% CrI
(-45.21, -18.69)
(-31.31, -3.81)
(-21.3, -0.09)
 
(-13.98, 15.15)
(-21.98, 33.48)
(-27.22, 6.19)
(-10.64, 8.41)
P(better)
>99%
99%
98%
 
41%
33%
91%
56%
aTNF + MTX
Estimate
-32.53
-17.85
-12.40
-1.30
0
5.06
-10.60
-1.85
95% CrI
(-52.09, -13.46)
(-23.08, -13.02)
(-29.01, 6.63)
(-15.15, 13.98)
 
(-19.92, 29.83)
(-21.84, -0.05)
(-12.93, 9.48)
P(better)
>99%
>99%
93%
59%
 
35%
98%
65%
Abatacept + MTX
Estimate
-37.63
-22.98
-17.27
-6.23
-5.06
0
-15.61
-6.93
95% CrI
(-67.22, -6.71)
(-47.31, 1.54)
(-45.84, 13.17)
(-33.48, 21.98)
(-29.83, 19.92)
 
(-42.08, 10.48)
(-33.04, 19.51)
P(better)
99%
97%
88%
67%
65%
 
89%
70%
Anakinra + MTX
Estimate
-22.00
-7.29
-1.84
9.29
10.60
15.61
0
8.73
95% CrI
(-42.52, -0.86)
(-16.69, 2.54)
(-19.71, 19.57)
(-6.19, 27.22)
(0.05, 21.84)
(-10.48, 42.08)
 
(-4.56, 23.05)
P(better)
98%
95%
60%
9%
2%
11%
 
7%
Tocilizumab + MTX Estimate
-30.71
-15.97
-10.60
0.56
1.85
6.93
-8.73
0
95% CrI
(-46.97, -15.14)
(-26.34, -6.26)
(-23.59, 4.53)
(-8.41, 10.64)
(-9.48, 12.93)
(-19.51, 33.04)
(-23.05, 4.56)
 
P(better) >99% >99% 94% 44% 35% 30% 93%  

P(better) = Probability that treatment (in row) is showing greater efficacy than comparator (in column); CrI = credible interval; aTNF = Anti-tumor necrosis factor.