Table 4.
Comparison between PsA patients and controls: change in bodyweight, BMI, CRP and urate at the 6-months (M6) and 12-months (M12) visits
| Patients N = 39 |
Controls N = 39 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6 | |||
| Weight loss since baseline. kg | 19.0 (15.6–27.0) | 23.0 (17.5–29.5) | 0.280 |
| Weight loss/baseline weight % | 18.7 (15.2–26.7) | 21.7 (15.5–26.4) | 0.600 |
| ∆ BMI kg/m2 | 7.1 (5.3–9.6] | 8.0 (6.3–10.7) | 0.213 |
| ∆ CRP mg/L | 1 (1–4) | 2 (0–3) | 0.562 |
| ∆ urate μmol/L | 40 (−2.0–81.5) | 40.5 (6.8–77.5) | 0.954 |
| M12 | |||
| Weight loss since baseline, kg | 16.1 (10.5–22.8) | 16.6 (9.7–22.9) | 0.885 |
| Weight loss/baseline weight % | 16.3 (10.5–22.4) | 15.7 (9.8–21.2) | 0.853 |
| ∆BMI kg/m2 | 5.7 (3.6–8.5) | 6.0 (3.7–8.2) | 0.657 |
| ∆ CRP mg/L | 2 (0–4) | 2 (0–3) | 0.952 |
| ∆ urate μmol/L | 28 (−6.5–68.5) | 35.5 (−3.3–58.8) | 0.775 |
BMI = Body Mass Index, CRP = C- reactive protein