Table 2 Patient characteristics based on information from the medical records review
| Â | N (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Age, years | 70.6 (11.1) |
No of rheumatology visits | 3.0 (2.1) |
Male | 109 (91) |
ACR functional classification | Â |
   Class I (no limitation) | 93 (78) |
   Class II (self-care, working, no hobbies) | 8 (7) |
   Class III (self care, not working, no hobbies) | 6 (5) |
   Class IV (limited self care, bed-bound) | 4 (3) |
Ambulatory status | Â |
   Independent | 79 (66) |
   With device | 25 (21) |
   Wheelchair | 5 (4) |
Morning stiffness, hours | Â |
   <1 | 70 (58) |
   1 to 4 | 25 (21) |
   >4 | 8 (7) |
Flares | Â |
   0 | 65 (54) |
   1 | 22 (18) |
   1 to 4 | 11 (9) |
   5+ | 3 (3) |
Hospitalised | 7 (6) |
Swollen joints | 64 (53) |
Rheumatoid nodules | 41 (34) |
Vasculitis | 1 (1) |
Physician global: poor | 7 (6) |
Patient global: poor | 11 (9) |
Employed out of home | 10 (8) |
Received intraarticular injections | 11 (9) |
Received intramuscular injections | 1 (1) |
Presence of C1–C2 subluxation | 2 (2) |
Joint space narrowing | 74 (62) |
Joint erosions | 61 (51) |
Pulmonary nodule | 11 (9) |
RARBIS score (with medication sub-scale) | 4.4 |
RARBIS score (without medication sub-scale) | 3.0 |