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Table 1 Baseline Demographics

From: A randomized, clinical trial to assess the relative efficacy and tolerability of two doses of etoricoxib versus naproxen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

 

Etoricoxib 60 mg

Etoricoxib 90 mg

Naproxen 1000 mg

Total

N = 702

N = 156

N = 157

N = 1015

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Female

209 (29.8)

45 (28.8)

41 (26.1)

295 (29.1)

 Male

493 (70.2)

111 (71.2)

116 (73.9)

720 (70.9)

Age (Years)

 Mean (SD)

45.4 (12.4)

45.2 (11.3)

44.5 (12.3)

45.2 (12.2)

 Range

19–82

19–82

21–75

19–82

Race

 White

589 (83.9)

132 (84.6)

138 (87.9)

859 (84.6)

 Asian

88 (12.5)

17 (10.9)

16 (10.2)

121 (11.9)

 Multi-racial

18 (2.6)

5 (3.2)

3 (1.9)

26 (2.6)

 Black

4 (0.6)

2 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

6 (0.6)

 Other

3 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.3)

Chronic Peripheral Arthritis

213 (30.3)

44 (28.2)

45 (28.7)

302 (29.8)

Radiographic Assessment (bilateral grade 4) a

177 (25.2)

38 (24.4)

29 (18.5)

244 (24.0)

BASDAI >4 at Screening n/N (%) b

314/624 (50.3)

67/140 (47.9)

76/141 (53.9)

457/905 (50.5)

Mean (SD) Baseline Spinal Pain Intensity (0–100 mm VAS)

76.7 (14.2)

76 (15.2)

77.0 (14.0)

76.8 (14.3)

  1. SD standard deviation, VAS visual analog scale
  2. a Radiographic assessment of bilateral sacroiliitis according to the modified NY criteria for AS
  3. b Responses to BASDAI questions were provided using a 0–100 mm Visual Analog Scale; the composite BASDAI score was divided by 10 to identify patients with BASDAI >4