Infliximab Induces Increase in Triglyceride Levels in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients

Table 1

Inflammatory markers, prednisone use/dose, and levels at baseline and at three months after starting anti-TNF therapy.

Variable	Baseline	Three months	𝑃 value
ESR (mean ± SD, mm in the first hour)	25.4 ± 22.4	12.8 ± 18.5	0.038
CRP (mean ± SD, mg/L)	17.6 ± 18.4	10.8 ± 15.9	0.058
Prednisone use, 𝑛 (%)	7 (44)	7 (44)	1.0
Prednisone dose (mean ± SD, mg/day)	2.0 ± 2.5	2.8 ± 5.2	0.24

TNF: tumor necrosis factor, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and CRP: C-reactive protein.