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Number of tender points and tender joints |
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| Parameters |
Baseline (n = 16) |
6 weeks (n = 15) |
10 weeks (n = 13) |
18 weeks (n = 14) |
32 weeks (n = 11) |
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| Tender points |
4.1 ± 5.6 |
2.0 ± 3.1 |
2.1 ± 3.4 |
1.6 ± 2.9 |
2.4 ± 3.3 |
| Tender joints |
4.0 ± 7.5 |
1.0 ± 1.8 |
1.1 ± 1.6 |
1.2 ± 1.9 |
0.3a ± 0.5 |
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Results are given as mean ± standard deviation. aDenotes statistical significance of the observed median change-from-baseline value with P ≤ 0.05 by Wilcoxon signed rank test. Almost all patients had no swollen joints at baseline or subsequent time points. | |||||
Steinfeld et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R129 doi:10.1186/ar2018 |
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