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. 2017 Dec 6;15:237. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0807-5

Table 2.

Instrument Scores at Day 1 and Week 12 for RA-BEAM and RA-BUILD

Instrument RA-BEAMa RA-BUILDb
Day 1 Week 12 Day 1 Week 12
Severity of Worst Tiredness, Mean (SD) 5.8 (2.1) 4.0 (2.3) 6.0 (2.1) 4.1 (2.4)
Duration of MJS, Mean (SD) 152.8 (180.8) 96.7 (144.7) 160.7 (174.8) 103.5 (147.5)
Severity of MJS, Mean (SD) 5.8 (2.2) 3.5 (2.4) 5.7 (2.1) 3.7 (2.4)
Severity of Worst Joint Pain, Mean (SD) 6.1 (2.0) 4.0 (2.3) 6.0 (2.1) 4.2 (2.4)
Patient’s Assessment of Pain, Mean (SD) 60.8 (22.3) 34.9 (24.1) 58.0 (22.1) 36.5 (24.9)
PtGA, Mean (SD) 62.4 (21.8) 36.3 (23.5) 60.7 (21.1) 37.7 (24.0)
SF-36
 Role Physical Domain, Mean (SD) 35.5 (10.4) 41.8 (10.2) 35.3 (9.2) 40.7 (9.6)
 Bodily Pain Domain, Mean (SD) 34.7 (7.8) 42.5 (8.7) 34.9 (7.6) 41.9 (9.0)
 General Health Domain, Mean (SD) 36.8 (8.5) 41.6 (8.9) 36.8 (8.3) 42.0 (9.4)
 Social Functioning Domain, Mean (SD) 40.8 (11.6) 45.4 (10.5) 40.2 (11.2) 44.7 (10.3)
 Vitality Domain, Mean (SD) 43.7 (10.0) 49.4 (9.8) 41.9 (10.1) 48.4 (10.0)
 Role Emotional Domain, Mean (SD) 41.1 (12.6) 45.5 (10.9) 40.9 (12.3) 44.8 (11.2)
 Mental Health Domain, Mean (SD) 43.0 (11.3) 47.1 (10.7) 42.9 (11.6) 47.1 (11.3)
 Physical Functioning Domain, Mean (SD) 32.2 (10.4) 38.7 (10.9) 32.2 (10.2) 38.2 (10.9)
 Mental Component Score, Mean (SD) 46.4 (11.8) 49.8 (10.8) 45.7 (11.8) 49.3 (11.1)
 Physical Component Score, Mean (SD) 32.3 (8.6) 39.4 (9.3) 32.3 (8.3) 38.8 (9.4)
FACIT-F Total Score, Mean (SD) 28.2 (10.9) 36.8 (9.6) 26.8 (11.2) 35.5 (10.1)
QIDS-SR16 Total Score, Mean (SD) 8.0 (5.0) 5.9 (4.2) 8.4 (4.9) 6.2 (4.3)
HAQ-DI Total Score, Mean (SD) 1.56 (0.68) 1.03 (0.70) 1.52 (0.61) 1.03 (0.66)
PhGA, Mean (SD) 65.0 (16.9) 31.0 (21.7) 63.5 (17.4) 33.9 (22.4)
CDAI, Mean (SD) 37.83 (12.55) 18.68 (13.54) 36.05 (12.12) 18.04 (13.15)
DAS28-ESR, Mean (SD) 6.43 (0.97) 4.62 (1.46) 6.22 (0.97) 4.50 (1.37)
DAS28-hsCRP, Mean (SD) 5.73 (0.94) 3.93 (1.39) 5.55 (0.91) 3.84 (1.35)

Abbreviations: CDAI = Clinical Disease Activity Index; DAS28 = Disease Activity Score modified to include the 28 diarthrodial joint count; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FACIT-F = Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue; HAQ-DI = Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index; hsCRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; n = number of patients; MJS = morning joint stiffness; PhGA = Physician’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity; PtGA = Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity; QIDS-SR16 = Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Rated-16; SD = standard deviation; SF-36 = 36-Item Short Form Health Survey version 2 with Acute recall

aDaily diary responses were n = 537(Day 1) and n = 1281 (Week 12); nondiary assessments had approximately n = 1301 (Day 1) and n = 1250 (Week 12)

bDaily diary responses were n = 310 (Day 1) and n = 666 (Week 12); nondiary assessments had approximately n = 680 (Day 1) and n = 644 (Week 12)