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Table 1 Baseline demographics and disease characteristics

From: Ixekizumab, with or without concomitant methotrexate, improves signs and symptoms of PsA: week 52 results from Spirit-P1 and Spirit-P2 studies

 

SPIRIT-P1 and SPIRIT-P2

IXE Q4W

IXE Q2W

No MTX/cDMARDs (N = 95)

MTXa (N = 85)

No MTX/cDMARDs (N = 82)

MTXa (N = 98)

Age, years

51.2 (12.3)

52.0 (12.4)

52.0 (12.0)

49.1 (11.7)

Male, n (%)

46 (48.4)

41 (48.2)

38 (46.3)

44 (44.9)

Weight, kg

87.0 (22.6)

87.2 (18.1)

85.0 (21.9)

83.3 (18.1)

Time since PsA diagnosis, years

10.5 (9.6)

6.5 (6.6)

9.2 (9.0)

8.6 (7.0)

Patients with specific disease characteristics, n (%)

 Enthesitisb

53 (55.8)

50 (58.8)

53 (65.4)^

58 (59.8)f

 Dactylitisc

26 (27.4)

22 (25.9)

16 (19.5)

23 (23.7)f

 Current psoriasisd

93 (97.9)

80 (94.1)

77 (93.9)

91 (92.9)^^

Baseline disease and quality of life scores

 TJC (68 joints)

21.8 (13.6)

20.6 (15.1)

25.2 (16.6)

21.7 (15.1)

 SJC (66 joints)

12.4 (8.9)

11.7 (10.8)

13.7 (10.0)

11.9 (8.1)

 PGA VAS

60.1 (19.3)

57.9 (20.6)

62.9 (19.1)

61.9 (16.4)

 PatGA VAS

66.5 (18.8)

64.0 (22.0)

64.9 (21.4)

63.8 (20.6)

 Patients assessment of pain VAS

63.0 (20.1)

63.0 (21.6)

61.5 (21.5)

62.1 (21.7)

 HAQ-DI

1.2 (0.6)

1.2 (0.6)

1.2 (0.6)

1.2 (0.6)

 hsCRP, mg/L

16.6 (27.0)

15.2 (21.6)

15.6 (29.3)

14.1 (22.8)

 PASI

7.5 (8.6)

6.3 (6.4)

6.9 (7.9)

6.0 (8.6)

 % BSAe

13.9 (18.8)

14.9 (16.0)

10.6 (14.7)

13.1 (19.6)

  1. Data are mean (standard deviation) unless stated otherwise
  2. aPatients with stable dose of MTX from weeks 0 to 52 only
  3. bBaseline enthesitis defined as a baseline LEI score > 0
  4. cBaseline dactylitis defined as a baseline LDI-B score > 0
  5. dCurrent psoriasis as assessed by physician
  6. ePatients with psoriasis at baseline
  7. fThe number of patients evaluated was N = 97
  8. ^Number of patients evaluated in this group was 81
  9. ^^Number of patients evaluated in this group was 98
  10. Abbreviations: BSA body surface area involvement, cDMARD conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, IXE Q2W 80 mg ixekizumab every 2 weeks, IXE Q4W 80 mg ixekizumab every 4 weeks, LDI-B Leeds Dactylitis Index-Basic, LEI Leeds Enthesitis Index, MTX methotrexate, N number of patients in each group, n number of patients in specific group, PASI Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, PatGA Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity, PGA Physician’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity, PsA psoriatic arthritis, SJC swollen joint count, TJC tender joint count, VAS visual analog scale