Table 1

Baseline demographics and disease characteristics

All BARI RA (Phase 3)
(n=2890)
Age, years52.9 (12.3)
Female, n (%)2269 (78.5)
Region, n (%)
 Asia* (excluding Japan)226 (7.8)
 South America†658 (22.8)
 European Union670 (23.2)
 Japan371 (12.8)
 North America‡606 (21.0)
 Rest of the world359 (12.4)
Disease duration (from diagnosis), years7.7 (8.2)
Corticosteroid use at baseline, n (%)1492 (51.6)
Methotrexate use at baseline, n (%)2139 (74.0)
Tender joint counts (68 joints)25.1 (14.4)
Swollen joint counts (66 joints)15.3 (9.1)
CDAI38.4 (12.7)
DAS28-CRP5.8 (0.9)
Baseline serology,§ n
 HBsAg−; HBsAb−/HBcAb−2249
 HBsAg−; HBsAb+/HBcAb−363
 HBsAg−; HBsAb+/HBcAb+255
 HBsAg−; HBsAb−/HBcAb+14
  • Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.

  • *China, Taiwan, South Korea.

  • †Central/South America and Mexico.

  • ‡USA/Canada (including Puerto Rico).

  • §Total number of patients with baseline serology is n=2881 owing to missing data for nine patients (eight missing surface antibody and one missing core antibody data).

  • BARI, baricitinib; CDAI, clinical disease activity index; DAS28-CRP, Disease Activity Score 28 – C-reactive protein; HBcAb, hepatitis B virus core antibody; HBsAb, hepatitis B virus surface antibody; HBsAg, hepatitis B virus surface antibody; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.