Gender
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Male (n = 102)
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Female (n = 290)
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Smoking status
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CS
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XS
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NS
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CS
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XS
|
NS
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Number
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20
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50
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32
|
49
|
97
|
144
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Age, years
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58.8 ± 8.1a
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65.2 ± 9.9b
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58.8 ± 15
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57.4 ± 13.3a
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64.1 ± 11.2b
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60.7 ± 11.8
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Height, cm
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171.3 ± 7.1
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174.3 ± 6.9
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172.7 ± 7.7
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160.9 ± 6.9
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160.8 ± 6.8
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159.5 ± 6.8
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Weight, kg
|
76 ± 12.9b, c
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85.8 ± 13.6
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84.1 ± 14.8
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67.5 ± 14.2a
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74.8 ± 15.2
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69.9 ± 13.6
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Body mass index, kg/m2
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25.8 ± 3.3b, c
|
28.4 ± 3.8
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27.6 ± 4.6
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26.1 ± 5.5a, b
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28.6 ± 5.4
|
27.5 ± 5
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Body fat, percentage
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24.5 ± 6.4c, d
|
28.8 ± 6.8
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27.8 ± 5.6
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35.9 ± 7a, b
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39.2 ± 6.5
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38.1 ± 6.7
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Fat-free mass, kg
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57.2 ± 9.4
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61.7 ± 7.7
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59.8 ± 10.3
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42.5 ± 4.8
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43.7 ± 6.1
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42.5 ± 6.1
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Waist circumference, cm
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100 ± 7.9c
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106.2 ± 10.8b
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102.9 ± 9.3
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90.8 ± 12.8a
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98.6 ± 13
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94.7 ± 12.7
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ESR, mm/hour
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26.5 ± 20.5
|
22.8 ± 21.3
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20.7 ± 19.7
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30.5 ± 26
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34.3 ± 32.7b
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25.5 ± 19.8
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C-reactive protein, mg/L
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13.3 ± 9.4
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16.1 ± 20.4
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16 ± 24.3
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21.9 ± 23.2b
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21.4 ± 32.7b
|
11.9 ± 12.5
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DAS28
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4 ± 0.9
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4.1 ± 1.5
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3.9 ± 1.6
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4.5 ± 1.5
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4.3 ± 1.5
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4.1 ± 1.2
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HAQ score
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0.9 ± 0.8
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1.4 ± 1
|
1.1 ± 0.9
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1.5 ± 0.9
|
1.5 ± 0.9
|
1.5 ± 0.9
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Disease duration, years
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8.6 ± 7.8
|
11.9 ± 10.6
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14.6 ± 12.7
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11.4 ± 9.8
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13.5 ± 10.8
|
13.5 ± 11.1
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- Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. aSignificant difference compared with XS (P < 0.05). bSignificant difference compared with NS (P < 0.05). cSignificant difference compared with XS (P < 0.001). dSignificant difference compared with NS (P < 0.001). DAS28, Disease Activity Score-28; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire.