|
Arthritis activity: Composite disease activity score
|
2.8 (2.5)
|
2.00
|
0.65 (1.00)
|
0.00
|
Z = −4.51
|
<0.001
|
0.47
|
|
Functional disability: CHAQ dis. index
|
0.25 (0.37)
|
0.10
|
0.30 (0.32)
|
0.10
|
Z = −0.01
|
0.99
|
0.001
|
|
Pain intensity: Mean pain diary score
|
0.86 (0.88)
|
0.60
|
1.03 (1.19)
|
0.69
|
Z = −0.49
|
0.62
|
0.05
|
| |
Number (%)
|
Number (%)
|
Chi
2
-test
|
p-values
|
Effect sizes (phi)
|
|
Patients with no pain reported in the pain diary
|
1 (2.0%)
|
13 (31.7%)
|
χ2(1) = 15.27
|
<0.001
|
0.41
|
|
Patients with daily pain reported in the pain diary
|
12 (24.0%)
|
12 (29.3%)
|
χ2(1) = 0.32
|
0.64
|
0.06
|
