Table 4.
Changes in clinical efficacy indexes before and after treatment in the two groups.
| Indexes | Morning stiffness time (min) | BASFI | BASDAI | PGA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | |
| INF group (n=40) | 74±32 | 13±8 | 4.56±2.64 | 1.98±1.56 | 5.86±1.64 | 2.03±1.22 | 4.22±1.63 | 8.03±1.12 |
| MTX group (n=40) | 76±29 | 18±7 | 4.62±2.49 | 2.99±1.34 | 5.78±1.81 | 3.14±1.42 | 4.17±1.78 | 7.11±1.34 |
| T value | 0.248 | 2.975 | 0.105 | 3.106 | 0.207 | 2.804 | 0.131 | 3.332 |
| P value | 0.805 | 0.004 | 0.917 | 0.003 | 0.836 | 0.006 | 0.896 | 0.001 |