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Table 4 Changes in delays for RA management in Brazil across periods

From: Decreasing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil: a nationwide multicenter observational study

Reference period

Comparison period

Mean difference [95% CI] (months)

For diagnostic delay

For treatment delay

2011–2015

 ≤ 1990

− 60,2 [− 81.3, − 39.0]

− 89,6 [− 118.5, − 60.6]

 

1991–1995

− 36,7 [− 52.9, − 20.5]

− 40,4 [− 55.9, − 24.8]

 

1996–2000

− 24,2 [− 34.5, − 13.9]

− 27,8 [− 40.7, − 14.9]

 

2001–2005

− 17,1 [− 24.6, − 9.7]

− 20,3 [− 28.7, − 11.9]

 

2006–2010

− 6,7 [− 10.8, − 2.6]*

− 5,7 [− 9.8, − 1.5]

  1. RA, rheumatoid arthritis; CI, confidence interval
  2. *p = 0.002; all other differences shown in the table were significant at p < 0.001 on Games-Howell post-hoc tests following one-way ANOVA
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Advances in Rheumatology

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