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Table 3 Perception of disease activity

From: Maintained activity in ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with TNFi and/or NSAID for at least 12 weeks: a cross-sectional study in Brazil

 

All patients

Using only NSAID

(n = 42)

Using only TNFi

(n = 281)

Using both TNFi and NSAID

(n = 55)

NRS – patient

4.24 (3.25)

6.67 (2.76)

3.55 (3.11)

5.85 (2.88)

NRS - physician

2.85 (2.57)

5.98 (2.47)

2.07 (2.08)

4.44 (2.42)

  1. Data presented as mean (SD)
  2. NRS numeric rating scale, NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, SD standard deviation, TNFi tumor necrosis factor inhibitors