Table 1

PROs at baseline and LSM changes from baseline at months 3, 6, 12 and 24

PROBaseline mean (SD)Month 3
LSM change from baseline (SE)
Month 6
LSM change from baseline (SE)
Month 12
LSM change from baseline (SE)
Month 24
LSM change from baseline (SE)
Tofacitinib
5 mg two times per day
N=370
Tofacitinib 10 mg two times per day
N=393
MTX
N=184
Tofacitinib
5 mg two times per day
N=351
Tofacitinib 10 mg two times per day
N=380
MTX
N=169
Tofacitinib
5 mg two times per day
N=337
Tofacitinib 10 mg two times per day
N=363
MTX
N=156
Tofacitinib
5 mg two times per day
N=312
Tofacitinib 10 mg two times per day
N=328
MTX
N=133
Tofacitinib
5 mg two times per day
N=261
Tofacitinib 10 mg two times per day
N=278
MTX
N=105
Patient Global Assessment60.42 (24.49)60.88 (22.55)a57.91 (24.33)–30.12 (1.19)b**–31.79 (1.13)c***–22.63 (1.67)–31.86 (1.20)d*–35.10 (1.15)e**–27.67 (1.71)–32.94 (1.23)f*–34.63 (1.19)g***–26.18 (1.80)–34.41 (1.29)h*–35.79 (1.24)i*–28.95 (1.94)
Pain59.23 (23.86)61.38 (23.06)a59.00 (23.61)–30.04 (1.19)b**–33.01 (1.13)c***–22.77 (1.67)j–32.11 (1.20)k–35.35 (1.15)e**–28.34 (1.71)–32.46 (1.23)l*–35.85 (1.19)m**–27.98 (1.80)–34.79 (1.29)*–37.62 (1.25)i**–29.67 (1.94)
HAQ-DI1.54 (0.64)1.50 (0.67)1.53 (0.65)–0.76 (0.03)***–0.86 (0.03)c***–0.48 (0.04)–0.84 (0.03)***–0.94 (0.03)e***–0.59 (0.04)–0.88 (0.03)**–0.98 (0.03)m***–0.69 (0.04)–0.91 (0.03)**–1.02 (0.03)***–0.71 (0.05)
SF-36
 PCS32.82 (7.25)33.19 (7.33)n33.51 (7.83)o9.26 (0.43)***10.34 (0.42)p***5.06 (0.61)9.74 (0.44)***11.26 (0.42)e***6.66 (0.62)q10.34 (0.45)**12.37 (0.43)m***7.55 (0.65)r11.14 (0.46)***12.49 (0.45)***7.72 (0.69)
 MCS40.47 (12.05)40.69 (11.76)n40.86 (11.30)o6.19 (0.51)*5.85 (0.49)p4.33 (0.72)6.43 (0.52)6.49 (0.50)e4.92 (0.74)q6.27 (0.53)6.60 (0.51)m*4.69 (0.77)r6.20 (0.55)7.44 (0.53)5.59 (0.83)
SF-36 domain
 PF30.13 (9.44)31.58 (9.88)32.04 (9.59)9.17 (0.52)***10.16 (0.50)c***4.33 (0.73)j9.73 (0.53)***11.37 (0.51)***5.75 (0.75)10.68 (0.54)**12.71 (0.52)m***7.37 (0.78)11.74 (0.56)**13.04 (0.54)***7.92 (0.83)
 RP33.43 (9.58)34.10 (9.37)33.88 (9.39)8.86 (0.49)***9.81 (0.46)c***5.27 (0.68)j9.70 (0.49)**10.64 (0.47)***6.68 (0.69)9.86 (0.50)*11.74 (0.48)***7.10 (0.72)10.41 (0.52)*12.26 (0.50)***7.84 (0.77)
 BP33.19 (8.04)33.23 (7.22)33.77 (7.57)o10.72 (0.48)***11.50 (0.46)c***6.89 (0.68)11.00 (0.49)*12.59 (0.47)***8.46 (0.70)q11.70 (0.50)**13.35 (0.48)***8.54 (0.73)r12.18 (0.53)*13.80 (0.51)***9.19 (0.79)
 GH37.96 (9.01)37.20 (8.56)37.51 (8.56)6.08 (0.41)*6.45 (0.40)c**3.95 (0.58)j6.19 (0.42)6.81 (0.40)*4.99 (0.59)6.12 (0.43)7.21 (0.41)*5.36 (0.62)6.49 (0.44)*7.41 (0.43)**4.88 (0.66)
 VT41.79 (9.89)41.55 (9.96)n41.62 (9.49)8.20 (0.50)**8.84 (0.48)p***5.06 (0.70)j8.41 (0.50)*8.64 (0.48)e*6.01 (0.71)8.40 (0.51)*9.37 (0.50)*6.50 (0.75)8.23 (0.54)9.33 (0.52)*6.62 (0.79)
 SF36.38 (11.35)36.67 (11.10)37.52 (11.33)8.14 (0.51)**7.86 (0.48)c*5.22 (0.71)j8.50 (0.51)9.20 (0.49)*6.99 (0.73)8.54 (0.52)*9.59 (0.50)***5.87 (0.76)9.09 (0.55)*10.40 (0.53)**6.94 (0.82)
 RE33.98 (13.36)34.73 (13.09)34.67 (12.61)7.26 (0.57)*7.64 (0.54)c**4.35 (0.80)j7.60 (0.57)9.09 (0.55) **5.70 (0.82)7.65 (0.58)9.30 (0.56)**5.93 (0.85)8.64 (0.61)10.41 (0.59)**6.62 (0.92)
 MH38.85 (11.92)39.42 (11.77)n39.72 (11.35)6.64 (0.53)*6.35 (0.50)p4.66 (0.74)j7.08 (0.53)*6.79 (0.51)e*4.63 (0.76)7.31 (0.54)*7.33 (0.52)*5.28 (0.79)6.81 (0.57)8.02 (0.55)6.38 (0.85)
FACIT-F28.43 (10.94)29.01 (10.73)28.49 (10.57)o8.19 (0.48)s**8.72 (0.46)c***5.33 (0.67)t8.83 (0.48)*9.13 (0.46)e**6.45 (0.69)8.85 (0.49)*9.17 (0.48)g*6.91 (0.71)8.94 (0.51)*9.56 (0.49)i**6.32 (0.76)
MOS-Sleep42.68 (19.55)u42.86 (20.56)a42.99 (18.09)–12.60 (0.88)s*–11.12 (0.83)c–9.11 (1.22)j–11.76 (0.88)k–12.28 (0.84)–9.83 (1.25)–12.34 (0.90)l*–11.94 (0.87)m–9.20 (1.31)–11.57 (0.94)–11.80 (0.91)v–10.84 (1.40)
  • Baseline data and LSM change from baseline data at months 6, 12 and 24 for HAQ-DI, and significance versus MTX, were reported previously21 and are presented here for comparison. Baseline values are descriptive; LSM change from baseline data are FAS, longitudinal model.

  • *p<0.05; **p<0.001; ***p<0.0001 vs MTX.

  • aN=394; bN=348; cN=379; dN=335; eN=362; fN=310; gN=326; hN=260; iN=277; jN=170; kN=336; lN=311; mN=327; nN=392; oN=183; pN=378; qN=155; rN=132; sN=349; tN=168; uN=369; vN=276.

  • BP, Bodily Pain; FACIT-F, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue; FAS, full analysis set; GH, General Health; HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index; LSM, least squares mean; MCS, Mental Component Score; MH, Mental Health; MOS, Medical Outcomes Study; MTX, methotrexate; Pain, Patient Assessment of Arthritis Pain; PCS, Physical Component Score; PF, Physical Functioning; PROs, patient-reported outcomes; RE, Role Emotional; RP, Role Physical; SF, Social Functioning; SF-36, Short Form-36; VT, Vitality.