Table 3.
Clinical characteristics at week 12 of RCI treatment (N=8)
| Characteristics | Value | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Tender joint count | 0.0047 | |
| Mean (SD) | 10.9 (9.1) | |
| Median | 9.0 | |
| Range | 0–26 | |
| Swollen joint count | 0.0004 | |
| Mean (SD) | 20.8 (9.6) | |
| Median | 20.8 | |
| Range | 6–37 | |
| Health assessment questionnaire score | 0.1249 | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.76) | |
| Median | 1.3 | |
| Range | 0.38–2.5 | |
| ESR (mm/h) | 0.8996 | |
| Mean (SD) | 17.3 (10.3) | |
| Median | 16.0 | |
| Range | 5–32 | |
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.4776 | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.0 (1.3) | |
| Median | 0.45 | |
| Range | 0.1–3.8 | |
| Patient VAS | 0.0220 | |
| Mean (SD) | 16.9 (14.8) | |
| Median | 17 | |
| Range | 0–40 | |
| Physician VAS | 0.0002 | |
| Mean (SD) | 2.9 (2.2) | |
| Median | 2.5 | |
| Range | 0.30–6.5 | |
| Disease activity score for RA (DAS28) | 0.0032 | |
| Mean (SD) | 3.8 (1.2) | |
| Median | 3.4 | |
| Range | 2.5–5.6 |
Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS28, disease activity score 28; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RCI, repository corticotropin injection; SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale.