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. 2021 Apr 25;11(3):971–982. doi: 10.1007/s13555-021-00534-8

Table 1.

Baseline patient demographics and disease characteristics

Baseline study characteristics BREEZE-AD1 BREEZE-AD2 BREEZE-AD7
Placebo.
N = 249
Baricitinib 1 mg
N = 127
Baricitinib 2 mg
N = 123
Baricitinib 4 mg
N = 125
Placebo N = 244 Baricitinib 1 mg
N = 125
Baricitinib
2 mg
N = 123
Baricitinib 4 mg
N = 123
Placebo + TCS
N = 109
Baricitinib 2 mg + TCS
N = 109
Baricitinib 4 mg + TCS
N = 111
Age (years) 35 (12.6) 36 (12.4) 35 (13.7) 37 (12.9) 35 (13.0) 33 (10.0) 36 (13.2) 34 (14.1) 34 (13.2) 34 (12.8) 34 (11.4)
Female, n (%) 101 (40.6) 49 (38.6) 41 (33.3) 42 (33.6) 90 (36.9) 45 (36.0) 58 (47.2) 41 (33.3) 38 (34.9) 39 (35.8) 36 (32.4)
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian 147 (59.5) 74 (58.3) 75 (61.0) 70 (56.5) 169 (69.3) 85 (68.0) 85 (69.1) 82 (66.7) 46 (42.2) 50 (45.9) 54 (48.6)
 Asian 73 (29.6) 40 (31.5) 35 (28.5) 41 (33.1) 72 (29.5) 36 (28.8) 37 (30.1) 38 (30.9) 57 (52.3) 57 (52.3) 54 (48.6)
Duration since AD diagnosis (years) 26 (15.5) 27 (14.9) 25 (14.6) 25 (14.9) 25 (13.9) 24 (12.7) 24 (13.8) 23 (14.8) 22.0 (12.2) 24.6 (14.8) 25.5 (13.2)
Weight (kg) 73 (15.7) 74 (17.2) 75 (17.7) 74 (17.2) 72 (15.5) 75 (16.6) 72 (14.7) 73 (14.9) 73 (15.8) 72 (15.5) 73 (17.8)
Body mass index (kg/m) 25 (4.5) 25 (4.6) 25 (5.1) 25 (4.3) 25 (4.3) 26 (5.2) 25 (5.0) 25 (4.2) 26 (4.6) 25 (4.7) 25 (5.1)
Geographic region, n (%)
 Europea 135 (54.2) 67 (52.8) 67 (54.5) 68 (54.4) 111 (45.5) 57 (45.6) 56 (45.5) 56 (45.5) 38 (34.9) 38 (34.9) 39 (35.1)
 Japan 45 (18.1) 23 (18.1) 21 (17.1) 22 (17.6) 45 (18.4) 22 (17.6) 22 (17.9) 23 (18.7) 21 (19.3) 20 (18.3) 22 (19.8)
 Otherb 69 (27.7) 37 (29.1) 35 (28.5) 35 (28.0) 88 (36.1) 46 (36.8) 45 (36.6) 44 (35.8) 50 (45.9) 51 (46.8) 50 (45.0)
vIGA-ADc score of 4, n (%) 105 (42.2) 53 (41.7) 52 (42.3) 51 (40.8) 121 (49.6) 63 (50.8) 62 (50.4) 63 (51.2) 48 (44.4) 50 (45.9) 50 (45.0)
EASId 32 (13.0) 29 (11.8) 31 (11.7) 32 (12.7) 33 (12.8) 33 (12.7) 35 (16.0) 33 (12.7) 29 (12.3) 29 (11.9) 31 (12.6)
SCORADe 68 (14.0) 66 (14.4) 68 (13.0) 68 (12.9) 68 (12.7) 67 (12.9) 69 (13.3) 68 (13.6) 66.6 (13.8) 66.8 (14.0) 68.3 (13.2)
Body surface area affected 53 (23.1) 47 (21.2) 50 (22.1) 52 (21.8) 52 (21.7) 55 (21.9) 55 (26.1) 54 (21.5) 48.1 (24.4) 50.6 (21.6) 52.1 (23.3)
Itch NRSf 6.7 (2.0) 6.1 (2.1) 6.4 (2.2) 6.5 (2.0) 6.8 (2.2) 6.4 (2.2) 6.6 (2.2) 6.6 (2.2) 7.4 (1.7) 7.0 (2.1) 7.0 (2.0)
Skin pain NRSg 6.1 (2.5) 5.5 (2.4) 5.7 (2.6) 5.7 (2.4) 6.2 (2.5) 5.7 (2.7) 6.2 (2.5) 6.0 (2.6) 6.8 (2.3) 6.3 (2.5) 6.0 (2.5)
ADSS item 1h 2.0 (1.1) 1.8 (1.0) 1.9 (1.1) 1.9 (1.0) 1.9 (1.2) 1.8 (1.1) 1.9 (1.1) 1.9 (1.1) 2.3 (1.1) 2.1 (1.1) 2.1 (1.0)
ADSS item 2i 3.4 (5.2) 2.5 (3.4) 2.3 (4.1) 3.3 (5.2) 1.8 (2.1) 1.6 (1.8) 2.1 (2.9) 1.9 (2.5) 1.8 (2.0) 1.9 (2.3) 1.8 (2.3)
ADSS item 3j 2.2 (1.0) 2.1 (0.9) 2.3 (1.0) 2.2 (0.9) 2.2 (1.0) 2.2 (1.0) 2.2 (1.0) 2.3 (0.9) 2.5 (0.9) 2.4 (1.0) 2.4 (0.8)
POEMk 21 (5.6) 20 (5.6) 21 (5.6) 21 (5.6) 21 (6.3) 20 (6.5) 21 (6.0) 20 (6.3) 20.9 (6.7) 21.0 (6.3) 21.4 (6.0)
DLQIl 14 (7.4) 13 (6.8) 13 (7.7) 14 (7.1) 15 (8.1) 15 (8.1) 14 (7.7) 14 (8.4) 15.0 (7.9) 15.0 (7.7) 14.7 (7.9)

Data are presented as the mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated. Data for race excludes patients who were not Caucasian or Asian

AD Atopic dermatitis, ADSS Atopic Dermatitis Sleep Scale, DLQI Dermatology Life Quality Index, EASI Eczema Area and Severity Index, N number of patients, n number of patients in a subgroup, NRS numeric rating scale, POEM Patient Oriented Eczema Measures, SCORAD SCORing Atopic Dermatitis, SD standard deviation, TCS topical corticosteroids, viGA-AD Validated Investigator Global Assessment for Atopic Dermatitis

aEurope: BREEZE-AD1: Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, and Italy; BREEZE-AD2: Austria, Hungary, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland; BREEZE-AD7: Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain

bOther: BREEZE-AD1: India, Mexico, Russia, and Taiwan; BREEZE-AD2: Argentina, Australia, Israel, and South Korea; BREEZE-AD7: Argentina, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

cvIGA-AD measures the investigator’s global assessment of disease severity based on a static 5-point scale from 0 (clear skin) to 4 (severe disease)

dEASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores indicating greater severity

eSCORAD is a combined score of investigator-reported disease severity and affected body surface area and patient-reported symptoms of itch and sleep dysfunction; scores range from 0–103

fItch NRS, ranging from 0 (no itch) to 10 (worst itch imaginable)

gSkin Pain NRS, ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain)

hADSS item 1 assesses how difficult it was to fall asleep the previous night due to itch using a 5-point Likert-type scale with response options ranging from 0 = not at all to 4 = very difficult

iADSS item 2 assesses the frequency of nighttime awakenings due to itch the previous night on a scale of 0–29

jADSS item 3 assesses how difficult it was to get back to sleep the previous night due to itch using a 5-point Likert-type scale with response options ranging from 0 = not at all to 4 = very difficult

kPOEM is a composite measure of patient-reported symptoms, including the effect of symptoms on sleep and evaluates the frequency of symptoms (including itch) and the effect of atopic dermatitis on sleep on a scale of 0–28

lDLQI evaluates health-related quality of life on a scale of 0–30