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Table 3 Minimal clinically important difference in change from baseline to Week 24 by MDA responder (R) or non-responder (NR) status

From: Achieving minimal disease activity in psoriatic arthritis predicts meaningful improvements in patients’ health-related quality of life and productivity

Achieved MCID Improvement

MDA-R (n = 152)

MDA-NR (n = 322)

P-Value Ɣ-Value (ASE)a

Odds Ratio (95% CIs)

SF-36 Domains

 Physical functioning

  Yes

124 (81.6%)

182 (56.5%)

<.001

3.41

  No

28 (18.4%)

140 (43.5%)

.55 (.083)

(2.14, 5.43)

 Role physical

  Yes

124 (81.6%)

175 (54.3%)

<.001

3.72

  No

28 (18.4%)

147 (45.7%)

.58 (.079)

(2.34, 5.92)

 Bodily pain

  Yes

130 (85.5%)

188 (58.4%)

<.001

4.21

  No

22 (14.5%)

134 (41.6%)

.62 (.080)

(2.55, 6.97)

 General health

  Yes

121 (79.6%)

166 (51.6%)

<.001

3.67

  No

31 (20.4%)

156 (48.4%)

.57 (.077)

(2.34, 5.76)

 Vitality

  Yes

118 (77.6%)

184 (57.1%)

<.001

2.60

  No

34 (22.4%)

138 (42.9%)

.44 (.090)

(1.68, 4.04)

 Social functioning

  Yes

95 (62.5%)

149 (46.3%)

<.001

1.94

  No

57 (37.5%)

173 (53.7%)

.32 (.090)

(1.30, 2.87)

 Role emotional

  Yes

66 (43.4%)

143 (44.4%)

.840

.96

  No

86 (56.6%)

179 (55.6%)

−.02 (.099)

(0.65, 1.42)

 Mental health

  Yes

90 (59.2%)

166 (51.6%)

.118

1.36

  No

62 (40.8%)

156 (48.4%)

.15 (.097)

(0.92, 2.02)

 SF-36 PCS

  Yes

130 (85.5%)

157 (48.8%)

<.001

6.21

  No

22 (14.5%)

165 (51.2%)

.72 (.061)

(3.76, 10.26)

 SF-36 MCS

  Yes

80 (52.6%)

160 (49.7%)

.550

1.13

  No

72 (47.4%)

162 (50.3%)

.06 (.098)

(0.76, 1.66)

 EQ-5D-5 L HSI

  Yes

117 (77.0%)

152 (47.2%)

<.001

3.74

  No

35 (23.0%)

170 (52.8%)

.58 (.074)

(2.42, 5.78)

 EQ-5D VAS

  Yes

113 (74.3%)

130 (40.4%)

<.001

4.28

  No

39 (25.7%)

192 (59.6%)

.62 (.067)

(2.79, 6.56)

  1. aƔ-values near 1 indicate a strong association between clinical response and MDA. Abbreviations: ASE = asymptotic standard error, CIs = confidence intervals, EQ-5D-5 L = European Quality of Life 5 Dimension 5 Level Health Questionnaire, HSI = Health State Index, MCID = minimal clinically important difference, MCS = mental component summary, MDA = minimal disease activity, PCS = physical component summary, SF-36 = 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, VAS = visual analog scale