Table 6

Mean change in PRO measures from week 24 to each follow-up visit

PRO measure

Time point from baseline of the ATLAS study


Week 36

Week 52

Week 76

Week 104

Week 128

Week 156


BASDAI

n

278

274

270

262

242

236

Mean change ± SD

-0.2 ± 1.41

-0.4 ± 1.59

-0.5 ± 1.65

-0.6 ± 1.87

-0.6 ± 1.80

-0.5 ± 2.88

P-valuea

0.004

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.009

BASFI

n

278

274

270

261

242

236

Mean change ± SD

-1.1 ± 10.68

-3.1 ± 13.07

-4.4 ± 14.22

-5.0 ± 15.90

-4.6 ± 15.87

-5.5 ± 14.27

P-valuea

0.100

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

SF-36 PCS

n

b

268

267

259

232

231

Mean change ± SD

b

1.8 ± 6.71

2.2 ± 7.35

2.4 ± 7.60

2.5 ± 8.54

2.6 ± 7.94

P-valuea

b

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

SF-36 MCS

n

b

268

267

259

232

231

Mean change ± SD

b

0.7 (7.55)

0.1 (7.50)

0.6 (7.37)

-1.2 (8.60)

0.2 (8.29)

P-valuea

b

0.150

0.892

0.176

0.033

0.718

ASQOL

n

b

274

270

263

242

236

Mean change ± SD

b

-0.5 (2.73)

-0.7 (2.78)

-1.0 (3.01)

-0.8 (3.43)

-1.0 (3.07)

P-valuea

b

0.002

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001


aP-values based on paired Student t-test.

bMeasure not assessed at this time point.

ASQOL = AS Quality of Life Questionnaire; ATLAS = Adalimumab Trial Evaluating Long-Term Efficacy and Safety in AS; BASDAI = Bath AS Disease Activity Index; BASFI = Bath AS Functional Index; MCS = Mental Component Summary; PCS = Physical Component Summary; PRO = patient-reported outcome; SF-36 = Short Form-36 Health Survey.

van der Heijde et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R124   doi:10.1186/ar2790

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