| DAS28 REM | SDAI REM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Week 0 | Week 24 | p | Week 0 | Week 24 | p |
Disease activity score using 28-joint counts including CRP (DAS28) | 2.1 ± 0.3 (1.21–2.6) | 1.9 ± 0.3 (1.01–2.59) | P <0.01 | 1.8 ± 0.28 (1.21–2.72) | 1.7 ± 0.2 (1.21–2.72) | P <0.01 |
Simplified disease activity index (SDAI) | 4.3 ± 2.8 (0.3–16.1) | 3.2 ± 2.5 (0.1–18.2) | P <0.01 | 1.9 ± 0.9 (0.1–3.3) | 1.3 ± 0.8 (0.1–3.24) | P <0.01 |
Health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) | 0.28 ± 0.4 (0–2.25) | 0.20 ± 0.4 (0–1.92) | P <0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.3 (0–2.25) | 0.11 ± 0.3 (0–1.75) | P <0.01 |
Swollen joint count 28 joints (SJC28) | 1.3 ± 2.2 (0–15) | 0.8 ± 2.0 (0–17) | P <0.01 | 0.3 ± 0.5 (0–2) | 0.2 ± 0.4 (0–2) | P <0.01 |
Tender joint count 28 joints (TJC28) | 0.4 ± 0.7 (0–3) | 0.2 ± 0.5 (0–3) | P <0.01 | 0.2 ± 0.5 (0–2) | 0.1 ± 0.4 (0–2) | P <0.01 |
Visual analogue scale for pain (VAS pain in mm) | 8.8 ± 10.9 (0–80) | 6.9 ± 8.5 (0–64) | P <0.01 | 4.4 ± 6.1 (0–53) | 3.0 ± 4.0 (0–24) | P <0.01 |
Patient global assessment of disease activity (PGA in mm) | 11 ± 11.8 (0–70) | 8.8 ± 9.6 (0–57) | P <0.01 | 4.5 ± 5.4 (0–27) | 3.5 ± 4.9 (0–30) | P <0.01 |
Evaluator global assessment of disease activity (EGA in mm) | 10.2 ± 10.3 (0–92) | 7.7 ± 8.9 (0–93) | P <0.01 | 4.4 ± 4.7 (0–24) | 3.1 ± 3.7 (0–17) | P <0.01 |
C-reactive protein (CRP, mg/dL) | 0.50 ± 0.6 (0.1–9.4) | 0.52 ± 0.5 (0.1–4.3) | P = 0.46 | 0.49 ± 0.4 (0.1–2.92) | 0.50 ± 0.4 (0.1–3.8) | P = 0.69 |