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Table 2 Effectiveness of treatment across the two treatment groups as assessed by DAS28 and HAQ status and changes at 3 and 6 months

From: Effectiveness of two different doses of rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in an international cohort: data from the CERERRA collaboration

 

RTX 500 mg × 2

RTX 1000 mg × 2

Unadjusted p values (ANOVA)

Adjusted p values**

DAS28 baseline

5.7 ± 1.3 (215)

6.1 ± 1.3 (2069)

<0.0001

 

DAS28 3 m

4.4 ± 1.2 (138)

4.2 ± 1.3 (1046)

0.15

 

DAS28 6 m

4.3 ± 1.3 (109)

4.3 ± 1.2 (1385)

0.99

 

DeltaDAS28 3 m

–1.3 ± 1.3 (125)

–1.9 ± 1.4 (991)

<0.0001

0.004

DeltaDAS28 6 m

–1.7 ± 1.4 (100)

–2.0 ± 1.3 (1344)

0.02

0.23

HAQ baseline

1.6 ± 0.7 (212)

1.6 ± 0.7 (1584)

0.48

 

HAQ 3 m

1.3 ± 0.7 (127)

1.3 ± 0.7 (957)

0.83

 

HAQ 6 m

1.2 ± 0.7 (109)

1.3 ± 0.7 (912)

0.21

 

DeltaHAQ 3 m

–0.3 ± 0.5 (115)

–0.5 ± 0.6 (859)

0.02

0.10

DeltaHAQ 6 m

-0.4 ± 0.6 (103)

–0.5 ± 0.7 (826)

0.13

0.27

  1. Crude and adjusted p valued are presented. **Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) adjusted for age, sex, disease duration, number of prior biologic agents used, baseline Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28), concomitant use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and glucocorticoids. RTX rituximab, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, m months