Change scores on HAQ-DI and DAS-28.

Table 3: Change scores on HAQ-DI and DAS-28.

Characteristics	Balneotherapy group	Control group	p-value
HAQ-DI, mean [95% CI]
Initial score, before treatment	1.50 [1.24; 1.76]	1.34 [0.97; 1.70]
Difference between groups, end of treatment, 21 days^a	+0.37 [0.09; 0.64]		0.010^*
Difference between groups, follow-up, 3 months^a	+0.44 [0.15; 0.72]		0.004^*
DAS28, mean [95% CI]
Initial score, before treatment	4.92 [4.23; 5.60]	4.54 [3.86; 5.21]
Difference between groups, end of treatment, 21 days^a	+0.21 [-0.26; 0.68]		0.368
Difference between groups, follow-up, 3 months^a	+0.48 [-0.03; 0.99]		0.062

^aConditional effect of Group on outcome scores at the mean value of the pre-test scores; ^*p < 0.05.