Baseline characteristics and patient reported outcome data of patients prescribed etanercept: web-based and telephone evaluation

Table 6 Current medications other than methotrexate used to treat condition at baseline

	Rheumatoid arthritis	Ankylosing spondylitis	Psoriatic arthritis	Psoriasis	Other ^a	Total
N [N missing]	190 [1]	43 [0]	44 [0]	35 [0]	19 [12]	331 [13]
Sulfasalazine, n (%)	41 (21.6%)	4 (9.3%)	6 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	53 (16.0%)
Leflunomide, n (%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)
Prednisolone, n (%)	53 (27.9%)	6 (14.0%)	5 (11.4%)	1 (2.9%)	4 (21.1%)	69 (20.8%)
Ciclosporin, n (%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2. 3%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)
Acitretin, n (%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)
N [N missing]	-	-	-	35 [0]	-	35 [309]
Creams for psoriasis	-	-	-	25 (71.4%)	-	25 (71.4%)
Phototherapy	-	-	-	0 (0%)	-	0 (0%)

^a Includes patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 9, 2.6%), patients responding other or not sure of condition (n = 10, 2.9%) and patients with condition missing (n = 12, 3.5%) to the question 'What condition do you have that is being treated with Enbrel?

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