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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and controls tested for IgG, IgM, and IgA isotypes of antibodies against UH-RA.1 and UH-RA.21

From: The isotype repertoire of antibodies against novel UH-RA peptides in rheumatoid arthritis

Diagnosis

Number of subjects

Age, years

Female sex

Disease duration, years

RF-positive

ACPA-positive

RF/ACPA-positive

RA

285

60.1 ± 12.1

68 %

8.4 ± 7.8

56 %

48 %

63 %

RC

88

49.5 ± 11.6

42 %

10.2 ± 7.9a

NA

NA

NA

HC

90

38.7 ± 15.1

63 %

NA

NA

NA

NA

  1. Abbreviations: ACPA anticitrullinated protein antibodies, HC healthy control subjects, NA not applicable or not available, RA patients with rheumatoid arthritis, RC rheumatic control subjects, RF rheumatoid factor
  2. Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated
  3. a Unknown for 17 RC