Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included patients.
From: Value of self-performed joint counts in rheumatoid arthritis patients near remission
P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline characteristics | TOTAL | TRAINED | UNTRAINED | trained vs. untrained |
Number | 209 | 78 | 131 | |
Female | 80.4% | 79.5% | 80.9% | |
Rheumatoid factor pos. | 55.5% | 52.6% | 57.3% | |
Age (years) | 56.3(12.3) | 54.2 (12.6) | 57.6 (12.0) | 0.06 |
Disease duration (years) | 11.4 (9.6) | 11.0 (9.2) | 11.6 (9.9) | 0.66 |
PGA (mm) | 28.1 (21.9) | 28.1 (22.4) | 28.0 (21.7) | 0.97 |
VAS pain (mm) | 26.2 (21.0) | 26.1 (20.9) | 26.2 (21.2) | 0.99 |
EGA (mm) | 12.9 (13.5) | 16.3 (15.7) | 10.8 (11.5) | 0.004 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 0.92 (2.0) | 1.0 (1.7) | 0.89 (2.2) | 0.81 |
ESR (mm/hr) | 26.2 (22.3) | 28.2 (26.1) | 25.1 (20.1) | 0.38 |
HAQ | 0.78 (0.72) | 0.81 (0.74) | 0.77 (0.71) | 0.71 |
SJC28 biometrican | 2.4 (3.0) | 3.3 (3.3) | 1.9 (2.7) | 0.001 |
TJC28 biometrican | 2.7 (4.5) | 2.4 (4.1) | 2.9 (4.7) | 0.48 |
SJC28 physician | 2.4 (1.9) | 3.1 (3.1) | 1.9 (2.7) | 0.004 |
TJC28 physician | 3.0 (4.1) | 2.9 (3.7) | 3.0 (4.4) | 0.85 |
SJC28 patient | 3.1 (4.3) | 2.7 (3.6) | 3.4 (4.7) | 0.28 |
TJC28 patient | 3.4 (5.2) | 3.0 (4.5) | 3.7 (5.6) | 0.33 |
CDAI | 9.0 (7.4) | 10.1 (7.9) | 8.4 (7.0) | 0.097 |
SDAI | 10.0 (7.8) | 11.1 (8.5) | 9.3 (7.4) | 0.094 |
DAS28 | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.4 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.1) | 0.33 |