Patient demographics (N = 339) | Level and frequency |
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Age, years | 56.5 ± 16 |
Women | 224 (66%) |
Disease duration, months | 6.2 ± 3.3 |
RF+ | 184 (55%) |
aCCP+ | 169 (49%) |
DAS28 | 5.6 ± 1.26 |
VAS pain, mm | 45 ± 24 |
HAQ | 1.00 ± 0.66 |
SHS, median (IQR) | 1.7 (0 to 5) |
Smoking habits | |
Never | 166 (49%) |
Previous | 89 (26%) |
Current | 84 (25%) |
Treatment at start | |
MTX | 131 (39%) |
SLZ | 112 (33%) |
Combination of DMARDs | 3 (1%) |
No DMARDs | 51 (15%) |
Prednisolone | 210 (62%) |