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Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects

From: Increased activity and expression of histone deacetylase 1 in relation to tumor necrosis factor-alpha in synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis

 

Normal

OA

RA

Age mean (yr)

19.3 ± 5.0

75.9 ± 1.0

65.4 ± 2.2

No. of patients

3

13

15

Sex (F/M)

0/3

13/0

14/1

Disease duration (yr)

N/A

8.6 ± 2.2

15.9 ± 2.7

CRP (mg/dl)

0.2 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4

Medication (no of patients)

   

   Oral corticosteroid (mg/dl)

0

0

11(4.3 ± 0.5)

   Methotrexate (mg/day)

0

0

9 (6.8 ± 0.8)

   DMARDs others

0

0

6

   NSAIDs

0

5

9

  1. OA, osteoarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; NA, not applicable; Values are means ± SE.