Bedtime Single-Dose Prednisolone in Clinically Stable Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Table 4

Comparison between variable at the third and sixth month. (end month of each trimester).

Variable	Morning group ± SD (min–max)	Bedtime group ± SD(min–max)	P value
Fatigue score	4.37 ± 1.44 (2–7)	2.57 ± 1.00 (1–6)	<0.0001
Morning stiffness score	0.77 ± 0.33 (1–3)	0.74 ± 0.51 (1–3)	0.0003
CDAI	6.20 ± 1.87 (4–8)	4.02 ± 2.00 (3–7)	<0.0001
Pain score	0.85 ± 0.55 (0–2)	0.82 ± 0.54 (0–2)	0.7367
CRP (mg/dl)	7.6 ± 0.93 (6–26)	6.4 ± 0.76 (6–23)	0.04
ESR (mm/h)	18 ± 11.56 (1–56)	17 ± 8.93 (2–40)	0.283

ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C reactive protein.