Table 1 Age, anthropometric data and clinical characteristics of the women studied

Age (years)

60.5 ± 8.7

61.4 ± 9.1

60.1 ± 8.4

0.95

Weight (kg)

69.4 ± 8.9

71.1 ± 14.2

67.8 ± 11.2

0.19

Height (m)

1.50 ± 0.7

1.50 ± 0.6

1.55 ± 0.6

0.97

BMI (kg/m²)

29.1 ± 3.6

26.6 ± 6.2

28.1 ± 4.54

0.19

Within ideal weight range *

N (%)

7 (15.6)

9 (17.3)

25 (25.5)

0.29

Overweight^†

N (%)

17 (37.8)

22 (42.3)

40 (40.8)

0.9

Obese^‡

N (%)

21 (46.7)

21 (40.4)

33 (33.7)

0.31

Ps Duration (years)

24.8 ± 16.2

21.8 ± 17.8

-

0.39

PsA Duration (years)

11 ± 10.5

-

-

-

PASI

2.2 ± 3.3

3.2 ± 3.4

-

0.22

HAQ

0.7 ± 0.5^§||

0.2 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.2

<0.001

DAS28

3.7 ± 1.4

-

-

-

PsARC

N° of swollen joints

3.2 ± 2.9

-

-

-

N° of painful joints

3.5 ± 3.4

-

-

-

Global evaluation of patient (VAS)

4 ± 2.8

-

-

-

Global evaluation of physician (VAS)

3.3 ± 2.4

-

-

-

Years since of menopause

12.7 ± 9.9

15.4 ± 10.9

12.1 ± 8.6

0.22