Bedtime Single-Dose Prednisolone in Clinically Stable Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Table 3

Comparison of mean of variables between two groups.

Variable	Morning group ± SD (min–max)	Bedtime group ± SD (min–max)	P value^a
Fatigue score^b	4.58 ± 1.87(1–8)	3.58 ± 2.17(0–7)	0.000
Pain score^c	1.000 ± 0.52(0–2)	0.88 ± 0.52(0–2)	0.146
Morning stiffness score^d	1.81 ± 4.28(0–3)	1.03 ± 2.92(0–2)	0.000
CDAI^e	6.4 ± 2.7(3–7)	4.07 ± 2.18(3–5)	0.000

CDAI: Clinical Disease Activity Indices ^aP < 0.05 is significant.
^b(none: 0, low grade: 1, high grade: 2.)
^c(none=0, mild: 1, moderate: 2, severe: 3.)
^d(0: none, 1: ≤30 min, 2: 30-60 min, 3: 1-2 h, 4: 2-4 h, 5: ≥4 h and 6: all day.)
^e(Remission ≤ 2.8, low disease activity ≤ 10, moderate disease activity ≤ 22, high disease activity > 22.)