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Table 2 Determinants of time to achieve Pt Pain ≤ 15 mm and achievement at week 100 among guselkumab-randomized patients (N = 493)

From: Continuous improvement through differential trajectories of individual minimal disease activity criteria with guselkumab in active psoriatic arthritis: post hoc analysis of a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Independent baseline variables

Time to Pt Pain ≤ 15 mm achievement

Achievement ofPt Pain ≤ 15 mm at W100

HR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

All covariates

Backward selection

All covariates

Backward selection

Age, years

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

-

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

-

Sex (male vs. female)

1.07 (0.84–1.36)

-

1.09 (0.74–1.61)

-

Race (White vs. Asian)

1.71 (0.52–5.59)

-

1.74 (0.44–6.86)

-

BMI, kg/m2

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

0.98 (0.96–1.00)*

0.97 (0.94–1.00)*

0.97 (0.94–1.00)*

Guselkumab treatment (Q4W vs. Q8W)

0.92 (0.73–1.17)

-

0.90 (0.62–1.32)

-

HAQ-DI score (0–3)

-

-

-

-

PtGA VAS (0–10 cm)

-

-

-

-

Pt Pain VAS (0–10 cm)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)†

0.99 (0.98–1.00)†

0.98 (0.97–1.00)†

0.98 (0.97–1.00)†

FACIT-Fatigue§

1.02 (1.00–1.03)*

1.02 (1.00–1.03)*

1.02 (1.00–1.05)

1.02 (1.00–1.05)*

History of depression (N = 8)

0.86 (0.32–2.32)

-

0.95 (0.22–4.08)

-

Suicidal ideation or non-suicidal self-injurious behaviour (N = 9)

0.78 (0.24–2.55)

-

0.49 (0.11–2.12)

-

History of fibromyalgia (N = 3)

0.71 (0.56–0.91)†

0.70 (0.55–0.90)†

0.59 (0.40–0.87)†

0.58 (0.40–0.86)†

  1. BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; FACIT = Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy; HAQ-DI = Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index; HR = hazard ratio; OR = odds ratio; Pt = patient; PtGA = patient global assessment; Q4W = every 4 weeks; Q8W = every 8 weeks; VAS = visual analog scale; W = week
  2. *p < 0.05; †p < 0.01
  3. §Higher score indicates less fatigue