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Table 1 Clinical and demographical characteristics of the RA patient cohort

From: Lower peripheral helper T cell levels in the synovium are associated with a better response to anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

 

All n = 11

EULAR response

Good and moderate, n = 8

No response, n = 3

Female, n (%)

8 (72.7)

5 (62.5)

3 (100)

Age (years)

60.3 (7.1)

60.3 (7.9)

61 (6.9)

Disease duration (years)

17.0 (10.2)

18.4 (10.6)

13.4 (11.3)

Follow-up (years)

2.6 (1.9)

3.6 (1.6)

0.7 (0.8)

DAS28ESR 3v (0 week)

5.3 (1.6)

5.95 (1.4)

5.90 (1.8)

DAS28ESR 3v (20 weeks)

4.2 (1.7)

3.51 (1.3)

5.90 (1.9)

RF positive (%)

6 (54.5)

5 (62.5)

2 (66)

ACPA positive (%)

10 (90.1)

7 (87.5)

3 (100)

Synovial pattern

 Lymphoid (%)

7 (63.6)

6 (75)

1 (33.3)

 Myeloid (%)

4 (36.3)

2 (25)

2 (66.6)

 Fibroid (%)

0

0

0

  1. Clinical and demographical characteristics of the RA patient cohort stratified according to EULAR criteria. None of the variables were significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05)