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Table 2 Response rate of disease activity measurements

From: The efficacy of low dose short-term prednisone therapy for remission induction in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients

 

Baseline

Follow-up

P-value

ESR, mean ± SD mm/hr

33.7 ± 22.6

19.9 ± 16.0

< 0.001

CRP, mean ± SD mg/L

2.5 ± 3.2

1.2 ± 1.3

< 0.001

Hemoglobin, mean ± SD g/dL

13.5 ± 1.56

13.9 ± 1.42

< 0.001

Platelets, mean ± SD 1000/mm3

163.1 ± 174.4

154.4 ± 157.2

0.02

Tender joint count, mean ± SD

8.6 ± 4.8

1.5 ± 3.3

< 0.001

Swollen Joint Count, mean ± SD

6.2 ± 5.0

1.4 ± 3.0

< 0.001

Visual Analog Scale, mean ± SD

4.8 ± 2.6

2.1 ± 2.5

< 0.001

DAS28-ESR, mean ± SD

5.1 ± 1.2

2.7 ± 1.3

< 0.001

 Seropositive, mean ± SD (n = 134)

5.2 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 1.3

< 0.001

 Seronegative, mean ± SD (n = 67)

4.9 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.1

< 0.001

  1. SD Standard deviation, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, DAS28 disease activity score at 28 joints
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Advances in Rheumatology

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