Table 1.

Baseline demographics and disease characteristics of a subset of patients in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of etanercept in patients with psoriatic arthritis. The table includes patients with at least 1 HAQ-DI score showing improvement from baseline.

CharacteristicPlacebo, n = 69Etanercept, n = 92Total, n = 161
Sex, n (%)
  Men28 (41)50 (54)78 (48)
Race, n (%)
  White63 (91)82 (89)145 (90)
  African American2 (3)3 (3)5 (3)
  Hispanic3 (4)6 (7)9 (6)
  Other1 (1)1 (1)2 (2)
Age, mean (SD) yrs46.7 (11.1)46.9 (11.2)46.8 (11.1)
Baseline HAQ-DI, mean (range)1.17 (0.25–2.88)1.15 (0.13–2.50)1.16 (0.13–2.88)
Duration of PsA, yrs, mean (range)9.5 (0.2–35.4)8.8 (0.0–41.4)9.1 (0.0–41.4)
  • HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; PsA: psoriatic arthritis.