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Table 1 Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 regulates CD4+ T cells pyroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis

 

NC population

RA population

Individuals (n)

30

30

Females (%)

70

73.3

Age at visit

56.6 ± 6.05

58.83 ± 8.74

Disease parameters

 Disease duration (years)

/

10.62 ± 8.99

 ESR (mm/h)

7.67 ± 4.36

60.57 ± 26.85

 CRP (mg/L)

2.32 ± 1.95

37.22 ± 27.59

 Positive for RF (%)

/

100

 Positive for CCP (%)

/

100

 Morning stiffness (min)

/

15.2 ± 22.58

Medications (%)

 Corticosteroids

/

56.7

 NSAIDs

/

26.7

 csDMARDs

/

53.3

 b/tsDMARDs

/

3.3

 Traditional Chinese drugs

/

23.3

  1. Data presented as means ± SD or relative frequency (%)
  2. NC Normal controls, RA Rheumatoid arthritis, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, RF Rheumatoid factor, CCP Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, csDMARDs Conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, b/tsDMARDs Biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
  3. The threshold value was used as the measured value when the response fell outside of the range of measurement.