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Table 1 Baseline disease characteristics of the patients

From: Long-term outcome of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis with etanercept-sustained efficacy and safety after seven years

 

Completer

(n= 16)

Dropout

(n= 10)

age (years)

36.3 ± 7.5

38.4 ± 11.0

Male gender (n, %)

14 (87.5%)

6 (60%)

disease duration (years)

13 ± 7.7

15 ± 10.8

BASDAI (0 to 10)

6.3 ± 0.9

7.0 ± 1.4

BASFI (0 to 10)

5.3 ± 1.9

6.8 ± 1.6

BASMI (0 to 10)

3.9 ± 2.2

3.7 ± 1.3

CRP (mg/l)

20.8 ± 17.7

19.3 ± 16.7

ASDAS units

3.9 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.9

HLA positive (n patients, %)

13 (81.3%)

10 (100%)

  1. Baseline disease characteristics of the patients who completed Year 7 of the study (n = 16) and of those who discontinued during the seven years of treatment with etanercept. None of these parameters was significantly different when the two investigated groups were compared (all P >0.05)
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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