Table 1 ESPOIR study demographics and disease characteristics for patients meeting ACR/EULAR classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis at entry.
Variables | |
|---|---|
Number | 641 |
Age, years | 48.5 (12.2) |
Sex, number (%) female | 499 (77.8) |
Tender joint count, score from 0 to 28 | 9.8 (7.2) |
Swollen joint count, score from 0 to 28 | 8.2 (5.5) |
CRP, mg/dL | 2.1(3.3) |
Patient global assessment, cm from 0 to 10 | 6.2 (2.5) |
Physician Global Assessment in cm from 0 to10 | 5.4 (2.2) |
Pain score in cm from 0 to 10 | 5.7 (2.6) |
HAQ, score from 0 to 3 | 1 (0.7) |
Modified total Sharp score | 6.4 (10.5) |
IgM rheumatoid factor positivity, n (%) | 367 (57.2) |
Anti-CCP positivity, n (%) | 313 (48.8) |