Table 1.

Significant comparison between baseline and follow-up parameters analyzed before and after treatment with Abatacept in RA patients

	T0	T1	p-statistics
ESR	29.82 (1.9), 25.99–33.65	21.07 (2.2), 16.51–25.63	0.0002 (MW)
CRP	1.37 (0.1), 1.04–1.70	0.83 (0.12), 0.57–1.1	0.0023 (MW)
DAS28	3.79 (0.10), 3.57–4	2.89 (0.15), 2.59–3.20	<0.0001 (TT)
IL-6	10.22 (2.08), 6.01–14.43	4.02 (0.37), 3.25–4.78	<0.0001 (TT)

Note: Values are expressed in mean, SEM, and 95% CI.

Abbreviations: CRP (mg/dL), C-reactive protein; DAS28, disease activity 28 score; ESR (mm/h), erythrocyte sedimentation rate; IL-6 (pg/mL), interleukin-6; MW, Mann–Whitney test; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SEM, standard error mean; TT, Student’s t-test.