Variables

At baseline

At 12th week

Improvement (%)

*p value

At 24^th week

Improvement (%)

*p value

Physician global

assessment

0 - 10-cm VAS

7.80 ± 1.64

1.75 ± 1.97

77.56%

<0.001

0.20 ± 0.52

97.43%

<0.001

Parent/patient global

assessment

0 - 10-cm VAS

8.85 ± 1.22

2.60 ± 2.77

70.62%

<0.001

0.35 ± 0.87

96.04%

<0.001

Active joint count (0 - 27 joints)

6.45 ± 7.19

0.65 ± 0.74

90.69%

<0.001

0.15 ± 0.36

97.67%

<0.001

Acute-phase reactant

(0 - 10 mm)

Normalized ESR

5.14 ± 3.13

1.55 ± 1.70

69.84%

<0.001

0.00 ± 0.00

100%

<0.001