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Table 1 patients’ characteristics and drug regimen

From: Safety and possible effects of low-intensity resistance training associated with partial blood flow restriction in polymyositis and dermatomyositis

Patients (disease)

BMI, kg/m2

Disease duration, months

Current use of immunosuppressant drugs

I (DM)

30.5

61

AZA

II (DM)

38.6

60

CQ; MTX; CP

III (DM)

38.2

151

None

IV (PM)

27.9

23

AZA

V (DM)

21.4

75

CQ; CP

VI (DM)

26.5

52

AZA; MTX; Prednisone

VII (PM)

31.4

99

MTX 15

VIII (PM)

32.4

26

AZA; MTX

IX (DM)

23.5

82

MTX

X (DM)

27.4

37

HCQ; AZA

XI (PM)

25.2

38

MMF

XII (DM)

43.0

93

AZA

XIII (DM)

37.7

48

AZA

All patients, mean (SD)

31 (6.6)

65 (35)

Not applicable

  1. DM, dermatomyositis; PM, polymyositis; BMI, body mass index; AZA, azathioprine; CQ, chloroquine diphosphate; MTX, methotrexate; CP, cyclosporine; HCQ, hydroxychloroquine sulphate; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil.