|
Clinical characteristic at recruitment
|
Total
|
Group A
|
Group B
|
Chi-square p value*
|
|---|
|
(N = 80)
|
(N = 57)
|
(N = 23)
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
Female
|
60
|
75%
|
42
|
73.68%
|
18
|
78.26%
|
0.67
|
|
Male
|
20
|
25%
|
15
|
26.32%
|
5
|
21.74%
| |
|
Age (months)
|
54.5 (24, 82)
|
53 (24, 81)
|
56 (27, 82)
|
0.22
|
|
Disease duration (months)
|
36 (3, 408)
|
30 (3, 408)
|
72 (15, 240)
|
0.0014
|
|
On methotrexate
|
|
Yes
|
70
|
87.5%
|
49
|
85.96%
|
21
|
91.3%
|
0.72
|
|
No
|
10
|
12.5%
|
8
|
14.04%
|
2
|
8.7%
| |
- Data presented as n (%). Age and disease duration expressed as median (minimum, maximum) values
- *Median two-sample test p value
