| Â | Incremental | Primary | p |
|---|
Pain Flare (n = 334) | Pain Flare (n = 43) |
|---|
DAS28 | 3.6 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.3) | 0.001 |
ESR | 23 (19) | 20 (16) | 0.583 |
SJC | 3 (4) | 1 (3) | < 0.001 |
TJC | 5 (6) | 2 (3) | < 0.001 |
VAS | 30 (23) | 20 (19) | 0.002 |
BP | 42 (10) | 50 (7) | < 0.001 |
VT | 46 (11) | 49 (13) | 0.107 |
MH | 50 (11) | 53 (8) | 0.134 |
- Data are mean (sd) changes at the time of Pain Flare categorisation from the preceding assessment. Univariate t-tests for comparing the 2 classes of Pain flare at the time point before the flare. SF36 scores = 50 indicate predicted population means, with lower scores indicating greater health impairment. Bold indicates the values for the most severely affected subgroups when heterogeneity was detected
- ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, SJC swollen joint count, TJC tender joint count, VAS visual analogue scale for general health, BP SF36-Bodily Pain, VT SF36-Vitality, MH SF36-Mental Health
