Table 2.

Changes of finger JSD of MCP joints (from thumb to little finger) based on DAS28 remission in RA patients treated with CZP 200 mg plus MTX (*P < 0.01; **P = n. s.)

	Finger joint space distance	Baseline, mean (SD) in mm	Week 52, mean (SD) in mm	Difference
DAS28 ≤ 2.6	JSD-MCPthumb	0.150 ± 0.041	0.163 ± 0.032	+ 8.7%*
	JSD-MCPindex finger	0.154 ± 0.042	0.168 ± 0.035	+ 9.1%*
	JSD-MCPmiddle finger	0.160 ± 0.040	0.164 ± 0.042	+ 2.5%*
	JSD-MCPring finger	0.157 ± 0.039	0.158 ± 0.040	+ 0.6%**
	JSD-MCPlittle	0.147 ± 0.035	0.157 ± 0.037	+ 6.8%*
	JSD-MCPtotal	0.153 ± 0.030	0.162 ± 0.031	+ 5.9%*
DAS28 > 2.6	JSD-MCPthumb	0.143 ± 0.038	0.140 ± 0.040	− 2.0%**
	JSD-MCPindex finger	0.153 ± 0.066	0.150 ± 0.067	− 1.9%*
	JSD-MCPmiddle finger	0.148 ± 0.053	0.146 ± 0.051	− 1.4%**
	JSD-MCPring finger	0.146 ± 0.038	0.145 ± 0.037	− 0.6%**
	JSD-MCPlittle	0.137 ± 0.039	0.135 ± 0.042	− 1.5% **
	JSD-MCPtotal	0.146 ± 0.037	0.143 ± 0.037	− 2.1%**