Table 2.

Percentage of PASDAS ≤ 1.9, PASDAS LDA, MDA 5/7, MDA 7/7, DAPSA ≤ 4, or DAPSA LDA in patients treated with bDMARD and csDMARD therapy. Values are n (%).

VariablesbDMARDcsDMARDp
PASDAS ≤ 1.910 (12.6)3 (10)0.5
PASDAS LDA33 (41.8)5 (16.6)0.02
MDA 5/749 (62)5 (16.6)0.001
MDA 7/716 (20.2)3 (10)0.22
DAPSA ≤ 420 (25.3)3 (10)0.02
cDAPSA ≤ 424 (30.4)4 (13.3)0.02
DAPSA LDA71 (89.8)9 (30)0.0001
cDAPSA LDA69 (87.3)10 (33.3)0.0001
  • PASDAS: Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score; LDA: low disease activity; MDA: minimal disease activity; DAPSA: Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis; cDAPSA: clinical DAPSA; DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; bDMARD: biological DMARD; csDMARD: conventional synthetic DMARD.