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. 2016 Sep 6;18(1):198. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1096-9

Table 2.

Change from baseline in patient-reported outcome scores at weeks 24 and 52

Patient-reported outcome (n) Least square mean ± standard error
Week 24 Week 52
Placebo + MTX (n = 398) Sarilumab 150 mg q2w + MTX (n = 400) Sarilumab 200 mg q2w + MTX (n = 399) Placebo + MTX (n = 398) Sarilumab 150 mg q2w + MTX (n = 400) Sarilumab 200 mg q2w + MTX (n = 399)
PtGA (253) -15.7 ± 1.4 (312) -28.3 ± 1.3*** (319) -32.9 ± 1.3*** (196) -20.3 ± 1.5 (272) -31.7 ± 1.4*** (272) -32.8 ± 1.4***
Pain VAS (253) -15.4 ± 1.4 (313) -28.5 ± 1.4*** (321) -31.8 ± 1.3*** (196) -19.3 ± 1.6 (273) -32.7 ± 1.4*** (272) -33.1 ± 1.4***
HAQ-DI (253) -0.32 ± 0.03 (313) -0.56 ± 0.03*** (316) -0.57 ± 0.03*** (195) -0.27 ± 0.04 (272) -0.62 ± 0.03*** (270) -0.63 ± 0.03***
FACIT-F (252) 5.8 ± 0.5 (311) 8.6 ± 0.5*** (320) 9.2 ± 0.5*** (195) 6.1 ± 0.5 (270) 9.1 ± 0.5*** (271) 9.2 ± 0.5***
SF-36 component scores
PCS (246) 5.2 ± 0.5 (299) 8.0 ± 0.5*** (309) 8.4 ± 0.5*** (187) 5.6 ± 0.6 (257) 9.2 ± 0.5*** (263) 9.1 ± 0.5***
MCS (246) 3.9 ± 0.6 (299) 5.7 ± 0.6* (309) 8.2 ± 0.6*** (187) 5.5 ± 0.7 (257) 7.1 ± 0.6 (263) 8.4 ± 0.6**
SF-36 domain scores
Physical functioning (253) 11.9 ± 1.5 (312) 17.5 ± 1.3* (316) 18.2 ± 1.3** (195) 13.9 ± 1.6 (272) 21.3 ± 1.4** (269) 21.3 ± 1.4**
Role physical (252) 12.8 ± 1.4 (309) 18.7 ± 1.3** (318) 20.4 ± 1.3*** (194) 15.5 ± 1.5 (266) 20.7 ± 1.3* (271) 22.5 ± 1.3**
Body pain (250) 15.3 ± 1.3 (312) 25.3 ± 1.2*** (318) 27.6 ± 1.2*** (192) 16.7 ± 1.5 (272) 28.1 ± 1.3*** (269) 28.0 ± 1.3***
General health (248) 7.6 ± 1.1 (307) 12.80 ± 1.0** (319) 15.2 ± 1.0*** (191) 10.5 ± 1.3 (269) 14.5 ± 1.1* (271) 15.9 ± 1.1**
Vitality (251) 9.8 ± 1.2 (308) 13.9 ± 1.1* (320) 18.0 ± 1.0*** (194) 11.4 ± 1.3 (268) 17.5 ± 1.1** (271) 17.7 ± 1.1**
Social functioning (252) 9.8 ± 1.4 (312) 17.3 ± 1.2*** (320) 20.8 ± 1.2*** (195) 11.9 ± 1.6 (272) 20.4 ± 1.4*** (271) 20.8 ± 1.4***
Role emotional (252) 10.3 ± 1.5 (308) 14.6 ± 1.4* (318) 17.9 ± 1.4*** (193) 14.8 ± 1.6 (264) 17.3 ± 1.4 (269) 21.4 ± 1.4*
Mental health (251) 7.4 ± 1.1 (308) 10.4 ± 1.0* (320) 14.0 ± 1.0*** (194) 9.8 ± 1.2 (268) 13.0 ± 1.1* (271) 14.3 ± 1.1*

q2w every 2 weeks, FACIT-F functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue scale, HAQ-DI health assessment questionnaire disability index, SF-36 36-item Short Form Health Survey-Version 2, MCS mental component summary, MTX methotrexate, PCS physical component summary, PtGA patient global assessment of disease activity, VAS visual analog scale. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, and ***p < 0.0001 versus placebo + MTX