Table 2.

Individual changes in DAS28-CRP score, component DAS28-CRP scores, and ALM more than 4 weeks following a single, high-dose intramuscular corticosteroid injection to treat a rheumatoid arthritis disease flare

Patient	DAS28-CRP		CRP (mg/L)		Swollen joints		Tender joints		Patient global score (VAS 0–100)
	Baseline	4 weeks	Baseline	4 weeks	Baseline	4 weeks	Baseline	4 weeks	Baseline	4 weeks	ALM loss (kg)
1	4.42	1.66	17	5	4	0	8	0	20	4	1.02
2	3.42	1.54	4	4	0	0	4	0	54	0	0.56
3	4.93	2.90	67	15	1	0	4	1	75	27	1.92
4	5.20	4.42	5	5	11	3	6	8	75	53	0.86
5	3.69	2.28	20	5	7	2	0	0	64	20	1.42
6	3.28	2.86	40	19	4	1	0	0	30	39	0.62
7	5.96	3.40	20	5	3	4	15	3	89	19	0.31
8	5.18	4.52	14	10	9	11	11	6	39	28	0.72
Mean (SD)	4.51 (0.97)	2.95 (1.13)	23.4 (20.9)	8.5 (5.7)	4.8 (3.8)	2.6 (3.7)	6.0 (5.2)	2.3 (3.2)	55.8 (24.3)	23.8 (17.4)	0.93 (0.52)

DAS28: Disease Activity Score in 28 joints; CRP: C-reactive protein; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; ALM: appendicular lean mass; SD: standard deviation