Table 1 Patients’ characteristics. Patients’ age, sex, disease duration, serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), and disease activity score 28 (DAS-28) are presented. For each item—except sex—the mean ± standard deviation is given
Patient age | 53.7 ± 11.6 years |
Sex | 9 males, 8 females |
Disease duration | 4 ± 3.6 years |
CRP level | 0.87 ± 1.35 mg/dl |
DAS-28 | 2.42 ± 0.72 |