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Table 1 Summary of the clinical information on the patients with rheumatoid arthritis

From: Increased serum concentrations of IL-1 beta, IL-21 and Th17 cells in overweight patients with rheumatoid arthritis

 

BMI <20

20 < BMI <25

BMI >25

P value

Clinical data

 Number

16

46

19

 

 Female (%)

81.3%

73.9%

84.2%

 

 Age (years)

56.9 ± 17.3

64.2 ± 11.0

59.3 ± 11.5

ns

 Disease duration (months)

66.0 ± 110.1

72.4 ± 140.5

72.4 ± 171.1

ns

 DAS28esr

4.67 ± 1.79

4.53 ± 1.33

4.93 ± 1.62

ns

 CDAI

19.5 ± 12.9

17.4 ± 10.7

21.6 ± 16.1

ns

 HAQ

0.87 ± 0.77

1.22 ± 0.92

1.39 ± 0.99

ns

 Anti-CCP antibody (%)

87.5%

84.7%

89.4%

ns

 RF (U/ml)

145.3 ± 295.8

164.9 ± 311.3

445.1 ± 649.7

0.035*

 MTX (mg/week)

9.5 ± 2.5

9.0 ± 2.9

8.0 ± 3.11

ns

 PSL dose (mg/day)

3.5 ± 4.1

3.6 ± 6.7

3.68 ± 3.89

ns

 bDMARDs (%)

12.5%

13.0%

15.7%

ns

  1. Data are shown as mean +/− SD, unless stated otherwise. Differences were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DAS disease activity score, CDAI Clinical Disease Activity Index, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, CCP cyclic-citrullinated peptide, RF rheumatoid factor, MTX methotrexate, PSL prednisolone, bDMARD biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug, ns not significant. *P < 0.05