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. 2020 Sep 10;2(10):543–554. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11166

Table 4.

Baseline and percentage change from baseline in fasting lipid values at month 3 and month 6, by treatment group and baseline MetS status; pooled data from OPAL Broaden and OPAL Beyond

Tofacitinib 5 mg BID a Tofacitinib 10 mg BID a Placebo a , b

With

baseline MetS

(N = 99)

Without

baseline MetS

(N = 139)

With

baseline MetS

(N = 101)

Without

baseline MetS

(N = 135)

With

baseline MetS

(N = 94)

Without

baseline MetS

(N = 142)

N1

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

N1

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

N1

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

N1

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

N1

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

N1

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

LDL‐cholesterol
Baseline (mg/dL) 90

120.3 (35.0)

115.8

[94.2‐142.9]

132

114.3 (30.1)

113.7

[93.8‐134.5]

90

124.4 (37.6)

120.1

[100.0‐152.0]

119

116.5 (36.7)

110.0

[90.0‐133.2]

87

120.8 (36.4)

117.0

[95.0‐146.7]

135

110.5 (30.8)

110.0

[87‐127.8]

% change from baseline to

month 3

83

10.6 (23.0)

10.7

[−5.3 to 20.8]

125

8.2 (18.4)

6.8

[−2.2 to 19.6]

87

11.9 (25.8)

6.1

[−2.0 to 21.2]

114

16.0 (25.9)

11.5

[−1.4 to 30.6]

79

4.5 (17.7)

0.9

[−6.9 to 14.3]

126

4.2 (20.0)

1.7

[−8.3 to 11.5]

% change from baseline to month 6 86

10.0 (24.2)

10.3

[−4.3 to 22.6]

124

9.6 (19.1)

4.6

[−2.9 to 20.7]

79

12.8 (22.6)

11.8

[−4.0 to 29.5]

117

15.4 (24.5)

11.7

[0.3 to 31.3]

NA NA NA NA
HDL‐cholesterol
Baseline (mg/dL) 92

48.7 (15.3)

44.4

[38.5‐56.9]

132

61.0 (16.7)

58.2

[28.6‐70.3]

93

48.7 (15.7)

45.6

[38.6‐56.4]

119

62.8 (21.1)

57.5

[47.1‐72.2]

88

47.9 (13.3)

46.2

[39.6‐55.0]

136

61.0 (18.0)

58.3

[48.8‐70.7]

% change from baseline to

month 3

89

11.1 (19.7)

10.2

[−2.2 to 19.5]

125

8.6 (20.6)

5.3

[−3.6 to 17.5]

90

16.4 (18.9)

14.6

[5.8 to 25.4]

116

12.6 (18.8)

11.6

[0.4 to 24.2]

84

0.4 (15.2)

0.7

[−9.3 to 8.4]

127

−1.3 (16.5)

−1.6

[−8.6 to 9.4]

% change from baseline to

month 6

93

10.0 (23.3)

9.8

[−2.9 to 16.5]

124

8.2 (19.2)

7.5

[−4.1 to 18.0]

83

16.3 (20.0)

14.1

[3.3 to 27.7]

117

12.3 (20.8)

11.1

[−1.8 to 23.3]

NA NA NA NA
Total cholesterol
Baseline (mg/dL) 92

206.5 (44.2)

206.8

[175.6‐234.8]

132

197.3 (35.4)

197.8

[171.1‐220.1]

94

209.8 (45.6)

207.0

[178.4‐239.8]

120

199.0 (46.0)

192.3

[163.3‐227.8]

88

203.4 (43.8)

200.2

[177.0‐235.8]

136

193.2 (38.8)

193.2

[164.5‐214.7]

% change from baseline to

month 3

90

9.6 (14.6)

8.7

[1.4‐15.6]

125

7.4 (13.9)

7.1

[−0.7 to 14.0]

91

10.2 (18.8)

11.0

[2.2‐18.9]

117

13.9 (18.3)

11.5

[2.3‐22.6]

84

2.5 (13.0)

0.8

[−4.9 to 7.1]

127

1.7 (13.8)

1.1

[−7.0 to 8.2]

% change from baseline to

month 6

93

8.4 (16.2)

7.3

[−1.2 to 17.6]

124

7.7 (12.8)

6.7

[−2.5 to 16.0]

84

14.3 (17.3)

12.9

[2.1‐24.8]

117

14.2 (17.4)

12.1

[2.7‐23.9]

NA NA NA NA
Triglycerides
Baseline (mg/dL) 92

193.4 (107.8)

179.1

[127.9‐222.1]

132

110.0 (42.9)

100.9

[83.2‐131.5]

93

202.7 (216.0)

162.0

[121.3‐210.6]

119

97.3 (37.7)

95.6

[67.0‐119.5]

88

177.7 (78.8)

169.0

[125.2‐216.8]

136

107.7 (55.6)

93.8

[73.9‐117.3]

% change from baseline to

month 3

90

9.2 (44.8)

−1.0

[−21.1 to 27.6]

125

9.4 (36.5)

4.5

[−15.0 to 27.7]

90

7.6 (43.1)

3.8

[−20.2 to 25.6]

116

24.1 (63.0)

8.6

[−11.1 to 49.0]

84

7.4 (48.6)

−4.0

[−21.4 to 22.6]

127

11.4 (43.6)

1.4

[−15.7 to 38.0]

% change from baseline to

month 6

93

6.1 (38.4)

2.1

[−19.0 to 28.1]

124

6.6 (34.9)

1.7

[−18.6 to 26.1]

83

14.9 (48.7)

8.3

[−19.8 to 34.9]

117

25.3 (59.4)

17.9

[−17.2 to 46.4]

NA NA NA NA

Abbreviations: BID, twice daily; csDMARD, conventional synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; IQR, interquartile range; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; MetS, metabolic syndrome; N, number of patients treated without regard to baseline abnormality; N1, number of patients analyzed; NA, not assessed; SD, standard deviation.

a

All patients received a stable dose of one background csDMARD.

b

Patients in the placebo group were advanced to tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg BID after 3 months of placebo treatment.