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Table 2 Measures of disease activity for each year from 2008 to 2017 for patients with psoriatic arthritis monitored with outcome measures in an ordinary outpatient clinic

From: Ten years of follow-up data in psoriatic arthritis: results based on standardized monitoring of patients in an ordinary outpatient clinic in southern Norway

Year (patients)

ESR (mm/h)

CRP (mg/L)

28 tender joint count

28 swollen joint count

DAS28-ESR

CDAI

DAPSA

EGA (VAS, mm)

2008 (n = 106)

15.8 (13.1) [80.2%]

7.6 (10.2) [86.8%]

3.3 (5.6) [92.5%]

1.5 (2.0) [92.5%]

3.32 (1.49) [53.8%]

10.09 (8.98) [51.9%]

13.0 (9.9) [49.1%]

14.5 (14.5) [84.9%]

2009 (n = 268)

15.3 (14.0) [71.3%]

5.8 (9.2) [79.9%]

2.5 (4.6) [96.6%]

1.2 (2.2) [96.6%]

3.05 (1.29) [64.6%]

9.25 (7.97) [80.2%]

12.4 (8.6) [67.5%]

13.2 (12.6) [90.3%]

2010 (n = 318)

15.8 (14.5) [77.7%]

5.4 (8.9) [83.3%]

1.7 (3.5) [96.9%]

0.8 (1.7) [96.9%]

2.79 (1.13) [74.2%]

7.35 (6.34) [89.9%]

11.1 (7.9) [78.6%]

11.6 (11.2) [93.7%]

2011 (n = 365)

14.1 (12.4) [77.8%]

4.9 (11.1) [82.2%]

1.6 (3.6) [93.4%]

0.6 (1.6) [93.4%]

2.64 (1.06) [75.9%]

6.94 (6.30) [87.9%]

10.6 (8.0) [77.5%]

11.6 (11.8) [90.4%]

2012 (n = 377)

12.6 (9.9) [71.4%]

4.2 (6.8) [78.0%]

1.3 (3.2) [93.9%]

0.5 (1.3) [93.9%]

2.52 (1.08) [66.3%]

6.45 (5.90) [87.8%]

9.9 (7.3) [71.6%]

9.7 (11.2) [92.0%]

2013 (n = 397)

14.2 (13.1) [77,6%]

4.5 (9.0) [82.9%]

1.5 (3.3) [94.0%]

0.4 (1.1) [94.0%]

2.66 (1.07) [75.1%]

6.60 (5.54) [87.7%]

10.3 (7.1) [78.3%]

10.0 (10.8) [91.9%]

2014 (n = 412)

14.6 (13.5) [78.6%]

4.7 (6.9) [83.3%]

1.3 (3.1) [96.6%]

0.4 (1.3) [96.6%]

2.56 (1.08) [74.0%]

6.27 (5.58) [90.0%]

9.8 (7.2) [76.0%]

8.4 (9.4) [95.4%]

2015 (n = 384)

14.0 (13.8) [78.9%]

4.5 (9.8) [86.7%]

1.4 (3.3) [97.4%]

0.4 (1.4) [97.4%]

2.59 (1.12) [74.2%]

6.66 (6.11) [91.1%]

10.4 (7.9) [78.9%]

9.0 (9.5) [96.4%]

2016 (n = 340)

13.2 (12.8) [77.9%]

5.2 (9.4) [87.1%]

1.3 (3.0) [93.8%]

0.4 (1.0) [93.8%]

2.46 (1.03) [68.5%]

6.39 (5.17) [82.6%]

10.0 (6.8) [74.1%]

9.2 (9.9) [91.5%]

2017 (n = 341)

10.9 (11.2) [59.8%]

4.1 (7.4) [69.2%]

1.6 (3.6) [78.9%]

0.6 (1.5) [78.9%]

2.46 (1.12) [49.3%]

6.76 (6.08) [68.3%]

10.4 (7.6) [54.5%]

8.6 (11.4) [80.1%]

Mean for the period

14.0 (12.9)

4.9 (8.9)

1.6 (3.6)

0.6 (1.5)

2.64 (1.13)

6.93 (6.19)

10.5 (7.7)

10.2 (11.0)

P valuea 2008–2017

< 0.001

0.01

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

< 0.001

P valuea 2013–2017

0.004

0.92

0.94

0.28

0.03

0.71

0.48

0.32

  1. Values are shown as mean (standard deviation)
  2. The percentages within square brackets represent patients with available data
  3. CDAI Clinical Disease Activity Index, CRP C-reactive protein, DAPSA Disease Activity index for Psoriatic arthritis, DAS Disease Activity Score, EGA evaluator’s global assessment, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, VAS visual analog scale
  4. aLinear regression was used to test for differences during follow-up