Table 2 Characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (n = 100)
Characteristics | Number of Patients |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD (range)), years | 59 (13.3 (25–86)) |
Age diagnosed for RA, mean (SD (range)), years | 43 (14.3 (16–78)) |
Duration of RA, mean (SD (range)), years | 15 (11.9 (0–50)) |
Number of rheumatology visits in last year, mean (SD (range)) | 4.5 (2.0 (1–12)) |
DAS28, mean (SD (range)) | 4.2 (1.6 (1.3–7.7)) |
Female gender | 81 (81) |
Highest level of education: > high school | 96 (96) |
Physician global rating: poor | 11 (11) |
Hospitalized for RA in last year: yes | 3 (3) |
ACR Functional Classification* (worst in last year) | |
Class I (no limitation) | 33 (33) |
Class II (self-care, working, no hobbies) | 2 (2) |
Class III (self-care, not working, no hobbies) | 5 (5) |
Class IV (limited self-care, bed-bound) | 6 (6) |
Hours of morning stiffness† (worst in last year), hr | |
< 1 | 73 (73) |
1 to 4 | 23 (23) |
> 4 | 4 (4) |
Number of flares in last year‡ | |
0 | 38 (38) |
1 | 30 (30) |
1 to 4 | 29 (29) |
> 5 | 3 (3) |
Pulmonary nodule¶: ever | 5 (5) |
Vasculitis: ever | 0 (0) |
Joint erosion¶: ever | 70 (70) |