Clinical Study
Modifications in Lipid Levels Are Independent of Serum TNF-α in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of an Observational 24-Week Cohort Study Comparing Patients Receiving Etanercept Plus Methotrexate or Methotrexate as Monotherapy
Table 3
Within-group comparisons over time of changes in selected clinical variables, C-reactive protein levels (CRP), and rheumatoid factor titers.
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ETA + MTX: etanercept plus methotrexate group; MTX: methotrexate as monotherapy group; DAS-28: disease activity score; HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Quest-Disability Index. Quantitative variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Intragroup comparisons were performed with the Student’s -test. *, **, †, and ‡. |