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Table 1 Clinical data in 57 patients with very early, early and established rheumatoid arthritis

From: The usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging of the hand and wrist in very early rheumatoid arthritis

 

VERA (n= 26)

ERA (n= 18)

ESTRA (n= 13)

Age, mean (SD), yr

56.15 (16.58)

61.86 (15.61)

60.40 (10.57)

Female/male

16/10

13/5

8/5

Disease duration, mean (SD), mo

1.65 (0.89)

7.83 (3.29)

33.30 (4.28)

Disease activity score for 28 joint indices, mean (SD)

5.55 (1.20)

5.25 (0.86)

5.50 (1.00)

C-reactive protein, mean (SD)

24.54 (10.50)

17.66 (11.62)

20.71 (10.80)

Rheumatoid factor positivity

19/26

12/18

9/13

Anticitrullinated cyclic peptide positivity

18/26

12/18

9/13

  1. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data in 57 patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis (VERA; disease duration, < 3 months), early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA; disease duration, < 12 months), and established rheumatoid arthritis (ESTRA; disease duration, > 12 months)
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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