Table 3.
Target status | DAPSA≤14 (at target) | DAPSA>14 (not at target) | ||||
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DAPSA variables Mean (SD) | Women (n=103) | Men (n=148) | p-value | Women (n=116) | Men (n=73) | p-value |
TJC68 | 0.8 (1.2) | 0.5 (1.0) | 0.028 | 9.6 (11.3) | 10.3 (14.6) | 0.745 |
SJC66 | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.193 | 3.6 (7.5) | 5.4 (11.2) | 0.214 |
Pain VAS | 2.7 (1.9) | 2.1 (1.7) | 0.018 | 6.6 (2.0) | 6.0 (2.3) | 0.112 |
Patient global VAS | 3.0 (2.0) | 2.2 (1.9) | 0.003 | 6.4 (2.0) | 6.0 (2.3) | 0.167 |
CRP (mg/L) | 0.6 (1.3) | 0.6 (1.3) | 0.665 | 3.1 (8.9) | 2.3 (5.7) | 0.452 |
Bold font designates significant p-values. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, TJC68 tender joint count range 0–68, SJC66 swollen joint count range 0–66, LEI Leeds enthesitis index range 0–6, BSA body surface area range 0–100%, VAS visual analog scale range 0–10, HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability index range 0–3, PsAID Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease range 0–10, CRP C-Reactive Protein.
Missing values (9 women and 9 men had missing values for DAPSA, missing for (women, men): TJC68 (0,2), SJC66 (0,2), Pain VAS (1,1), Patient global VAS (1,2), CRP (7,8)