Table 4.

Improvements in health-related quality of life and the effect of disease on productivity at Week 256. Values are mean ± SD or n (%).

VariablesPlacebo + MTXGolimumab 100 mg + PlaceboGolimumab + MTXTotal
50 mg100 mgCombined
SF-36 PCS score
  Improvement from baseline6.6 ± 11.99.2 ± 9.89.5 ± 9.69.0 ± 9.79.3 ± 9.68.5 ± 10.4
  Patients with score ≥ 5019 (21.6)25 (27.5)19 (25.7)13 (22.0)32 (24.1)76 (24.4)
SF-36 MCS score
  Improvement from baseline4.7 ± 11.62.7 ± 11.14.1 ± 9.44.4 ± 11.84.3 ± 10.53.9 ± 11.0
  Patients with score ≥ 5045 (51.1)43 (47.3)38 (51.4)26 (44.1)64 (48.1)152 (48.7)
Improvement from baseline in the effect of disease on productivity2.2 ± 3.22.7 ± 2.92.8 ± 2.62.6 ± 2.92.7 ± 2.82.6 ± 2.9
  • MTX: methotrexate; SF-36: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.