Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of patients ^a

Age (years)

60 (28 to 75)

55 (30 to 76)

Gender

3 males, 43 females

9 males, 38 females

Hb (g/dl)

11.4 (8.9 to 14.4)

11.8 (7.7 to 15.3)

MCV (fl)

91.7 (72.4 to 101.5)

94.2 (79.3 to 104.1)

Ferritin (ng/ml)

81.4 (13.5 to 285.3)

99.2 (9.8 to 398.2)

Fe (μg/dl)

45.8 (9.0 to 120.0)

56.5 (10.0 to 138.0)

CRP (mg/dl)

3.37 (0.05 to 15.24)

2.11 (0.04 to 9.16)

Hepcidin-25 (ng/ml)

28.6 (0.3 to 123)

30.5 (0.4 to 127.4)

Duration of RA (years)

12.54 (1.6 to 43)

8.16 (0.8 to 28)

SJC

7.24 (0 to 24)

5.59 (0 to 23)

TJC

6.74 (0 to 23)

6.54 (1 to 23)

RF (IU/ml)

165.54 (0 to 1,166)

144.24 (0 to 1,625)

DAS28

4.74 (2.00to 7.39)

4.45 (2.33 to 7.23)