Table 1 Baseline information on patients
Etanercept plus methotrexate | Etanercept only | P value | |
n | 57 | 40 | |
Age (years) | 51.1 ± 1.7 | 53.3 ± 2.0 | Not significant |
Female (%) | 91 | 70 | < 0.02 |
Disease (years) | 14.5 ± 1.3 | 12.7 ± 1.5 | Not significant |
Rheumatoid factor-positive (%) | 95 | 90 | Not significant |
Shared epitope-positive (%) | 78 | 87 | Not significant |