Table 4. Comparison of Treatment Classes Among Patients Without Associated Inflammatory Disease (Subgroup Analyses) Using Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Models and Adjustment for Time-Dependent Covariablesa.
Patient cohort | IPTW | |||||||
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IL-17 vs TNF inhibitors | IL-12/23 vs TNF inhibitors | IL-17 vs IL-12/23 inhibitors | ||||||
Weighted HR (95% CI) | P value | Weighted HR (95% CI) | P value | Weighted HR (95% CI) | P value | |||
Psoriasis (n = 12 972) | 0.73 (0.68-0.78) | <.001 | 0.71 (0.67-0.76) | <.001 | 1.02 (0.94-1.11) | .63 | ||
Psoriatic arthritis (n = 3193) | 0.73 (0.58-0.92) | <.001 | 1.19 (0.98-1.44) | .07 | 0.61 (0.46-0.82) | <.001 |
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; IL-12/23, interleukin 12 and interleukin 23; IL-17, interleukin 17; IPTW, inverse probability of treatment weighting; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.
Includes conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and prednisone.