General characteristics of cohort.
Characteristics | Values |
---|---|
Patients, n | 499 |
Age, yrs, mean (SD) | 57.2 (29.3) |
Male/female, % | 17.1/82.9 |
Diagnosis, n (%) | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 361 (72.3) |
Axial spondyloarthritis | 101 (20.2) |
Psoriatic arthritis | 30 (6) |
JIA | 7 (1.4) |
Antibody status, % | |
RA with RF- or ACPA-positive | 63.7 |
ANA in cohort | 6.3 |
Disease duration, yrs, mean (SD) | 15.8 (11.2) |
Prior no. biologics, IV or SC, mean (95% CI) | 1.8 (1.6–2.3) |
Concomitant therapy, overall/RA patients, n (%) | |
Methotrexate | 218 (43.7)/193 (53.4) |
Other sDMARD | 39 (7.8)/30 (8.8) |
Corticosteroids | 246 (49.4)/179 (49.5) |
JIA: juvenile idiopathic arthritis; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; RF: rheumatoid factor; ACPA: anticitrullinated protein antibody; ANA: antinuclear antibody; IV: intravenous; SC: subcutaneous; sDMARD: synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.