Skip to main content
. 2021 May 28;19(2):2312. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2021.2.2312

Table 3. Effectiveness, functionality, and quality of life of PsA patients treated with biological therapy at 12 months.

Adherence patients (n = 147) Persistents patients (n=142)
Anti-TNF drug Baseline 12 months Diff. p-value Anti-TNF drug Baseline 12 months Diff. p-value
mean SD mean SD mean SD mean SD
CDAI CDAI
All Anti-TNF 21.86 17.19 11.51 12.65 -10.34 <0.001 All Anti-TNF 21.85 16.87 10.92 12.32 -10.93 <0.001
Adalimumab 21.72 17.42 10.29 11.44 -11.43 <0.001 Adalimumab 22.06 17.07 10.31 11.76 -11.74 <0.001
Etanercept 20.98 16.69 12.04 13.21 -8.94 <0.001 Etanercept 20.12 16.43 9.86 11.49 -10.26 0.001
Infliximab 24.43 17.98 15.66 15.85 -8.77 0.011 Infliximab 24.52 17.36 15.46 15.43 -9.06 0.008
BASDAI BASDAI
All Anti-TNF 5.00 2.62 2.98 2.29 -2.02 <0.001 All Anti-TNF 4.98 2.58 2.88 2.29 -2.10 <0.001
Adalimumab 4.78 2.53 2.81 2.20 -1.96 <0.001 Adalimumab 4.80 2.52 2.77 2.26 -2.03 <0.001
Etanercept 5.09 2.63 2.91 2.11 -2.19 <0.001 Etanercept 4.97 2.55 2.62 1.95 -2.34 <0.001
Infliximab 5.74 2.98 3.86 2.94 -1.88 <0.001 Infliximab 5.78 2.88 3.85 2.84 -1.93 <0.001
Functionality (HAQ) Functionality (HAQ)
All Anti-TNF 1.14 0.70 0.77 0.62 -0.36 < 0.001 All Anti-TNF 1.13 0.70 0.74 0.61 -0.39 0.001
Adalimumab 1.10 0.70 0.71 0.57 -0.39 < 0.001 Adalimumab 1.12 0.71 0.68 0.58 -0.44 <0.001
Etanercept 1.17 0.74 0.87 0.65 -0.30 0.003 Etanercept 1.11 0.72 0.78 0.64 -0.32 <0.001
Infliximab 1.24 0.66 0.84 0.74 -0.40 0.003 Infliximab 1.21 0.67 0.87 0.70 -0.34 0.005
Quality of Life (EQ-5D) Quality of Life (EQ-5D)
All Anti-TNF 0.67 0.19 0.76 0.17 0.09 <0.001 All Anti-TNF 0.66 0.18 0.76 0.17 0.10 <0.001
Adalimumab 0.66 0.18 0.77 0.16 0.10 <0.001 Adalimumab 0.65 0.18 0.77 0.17 0.11 <0.001
Etanercept 0.68 0.18 0.78 0.14 0.10 <0.001 Etanercept 0.67 0.18 0.79 0.13 0.12 <0.001
Infliximab 0.64 0.22 0.68 0.23 0.04 0.177 Infliximab 0.66 0.22 0.69 0.23 0.03 0.268

Diff: difference; SD: Standard deviation