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Table 4 Treatment effects for all contrast in terms of HAQ-DI along with 95% credible interval and probability that treatment is better than the comparator

From: Comparative efficacy of biologics as monotherapy and in combination with methotrexate on patient reported outcomes (PROs) in rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to conventional DMARDs – a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Intervention

Comparator

Placebo

MTX

aTNF

Tocilizumab

aTNF + MTX

Abatacept + MTX

Anakinra + MTX

Tocilizumab + MTX

Placebo

Estimate

0

0.28

0.37

0.53

0.58

0.49

0.39

0.55

95% CrI

 

(-0.05, 0.62)

(0.22, 0.53)

(0.27, 0.79)

(0.24, 0.93)

(0.13, 0.87)

(0.02, 0.77)

(0.25, 0.86)

P(better)

 

5%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

<1%

MTX

Estimate

-0.28

0

0.09

0.25

0.30

0.21

0.11

0.27

95% CrI

(-0.62, 0.05)

 

(-0.22, 0.39)

(0.03, 0.47)

(0.22, 0.37)

(0.05, 0.37)

(-0.05, 0.26)

(0.12, 0.42)

P(better)

95%

 

27%

2%

<1%

1%

6%

<1%

aTNF

Estimate

-0.37

-0.09

0

0.16

0.21

0.12

0.02

0.18

95% CrI

(-0.53, -0.22)

(-0.39, 0.22)

 

(-0.05, 0.37)

(-0.1, 0.52)

(-0.21, 0.47)

(-0.32, 0.36)

(-0.08, 0.44)

P(better)

>99%

73%

 

6%

8%

23%

46%

8%

Tocilizumab

Estimate

-0.53

-0.25

-0.16

0

0.05

-0.04

-0.14

0.02

95% CrI

(-0.79, -0.27)

(-0.47, -0.03)

(-0.37, 0.05)

 

(-0.18, 0.28)

(-0.3, 0.24)

(-0.41, 0.13)

(-0.14, 0.18)

P(better)

>99%

98%

94%

 

32%

63%

88%

39%

aTNF + MTX

Estimate

-0.58

-0.30

-0.21

-0.05

0

-0.09

-0.19

-0.03

95% CrI

(-0.93, -0.24)

(-0.37, -0.22)

(-0.52, 0.10)

(-0.28, 0.18)

 

(-0.26, 0.09)

(-0.36, -0.02)

(-0.19, 0.14)

P(better)

>99%

>99%

92%

68%

 

85%

98%

65%

Abatacept + MTX

Estimate

-0.49

-0.21

-0.12

0.04

0.09

0

-0.10

0.06

95% CrI

(-0.87, -0.13)

(-0.37, -0.05)

(-0.47, 0.21)

(-0.24, 0.30)

(-0.09, 0.26)

 

(-0.33, 0.12)

(-0.16, 0.27)

P(better)

99%

99%

77%

37%

15%

 

84%

28%

Anakinra + MTX

Estimate

-0.39

-0.11

-0.02

0.14

0.19

0.10

0

0.16

95% CrI

(-0.77, -0.02)

(-0.26, 0.05)

(-0.36, 0.32)

(-0.13, 0.41)

(0.02, 0.36)

(-0.12, 0.33)

 

(-0.06, 0.37)

P(better)

98%

94%

54%

12%

2%

16%

 

6%

Tocilizumab + MTX

Estimate

-0.55

-0.27

-0.18

-0.02

0.03

-0.06

-0.16

0

95% CrI

(-0.86, -0.25)

(-0.42, -0.12)

(-0.44, 0.08)

(-0.18, 0.14)

(-0.14, 0.19)

(-0.27, 0.16)

(-0.37, 0.06)

 

P(better)

>99%

>99%

92%

61%

35%

72%

94%

 
  1. P(better) = Probability that treatment (in row) is showing greater efficacy than comparator (in column); CrI = credible interval; aTNF = Anti-tumor necrosis factor.