Characteristics | Entire population, N = 415 | Patients with significant RP, N = 94 | Patients without significant RP, N = 321 | p |
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Socio-demographic | ||||
Female sex1 | 387 (93.3) | 93 (98.9) | 294 (91.6) | 0.009 |
Years of age | 55 (44.8–61.1) | 57.8 (50–63) | 54.3 (42–60) | 0.001 |
Years of formal education | 9 (6–13.3) | 9 (6–12) | 10 (6–14) | 0.004 |
Medium-low SE level1 | 388 (93.5) | 90 (95.7) | 298 (92.8) | 0.475 |
RA-related | ||||
Serum positive RF1 | 373 (89.9) | 83 (88.3) | 290 (90.3) | 0.562 |
Serum positive ACCP1 | 373 (89.9) | 82 (87.2) | 291 (90.7) | 0.334 |
Years of disease duration | 13.3 (8–18.6) | 16.6 (12–20) | 12.5 (7–18) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Rheumatoid nodes1 | 95 (22.9) | 49 (63.9) | 46 (13.6) | ≤ 0.0001 |
RAPID-3 score | 4.7 (1.7–11.8) | 13 (4–17) | 3.2 (1.4–9) | ≤ 0.0001 |
High disease activity category1 | 96 (23.1) | 48 (51.1) | 48 (15) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Patient-reported outcomes | ||||
Pain-VAS | 5 (2–17.3) | 14 (5.6–39) | 4 (1–10) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Overall disease-VAS | 5.3 (1–20) | 16 (5–39) | 4 (1–16) | ≤ 0.0001 |
HAQ score | 0.25 (0–1.13) | 1.13 (0.13–2) | 0.13 (0–1) | ≤ 0.0001 |
SF-36 score | 71.9 (51.2–86.1) | 54 (42–78.7) | 75.5 (58–88) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Mental component score (SF-36) | 75 (54.6–88.2) | 57 (46.8–81) | 78 (59.4–90) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Physical component score (SF-36) | 68.9 (48.9–86.3) | 47.8 (39–76) | 75 (54–88.4) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Comorbidity | ||||
Presence of comorbidity1 | 255 (61.4) | 72 (76.6) | 183 (75) | 0.001 |
Surgical joint replacement1 | 87 (21) | 58 (61.7) | 29 (9) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Treatment | ||||
DMARDs/patient | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 0.008 |
Corticosteroids use1 | 182 (43.9) | 38 (40.4) | 144 (44.9) | 0.480 |
Intensive treatment1 | 66 (15.9) | 19 (20.2) | 47 (14.6) | 0.202 |
Compliance with treatment | ||||
Adherence1 | 227 (54.7) | 46 (48.9) | 182 (56.7) | 0.196 |
Persistence1 | 228 (54.9) | 41 (43.6) | 186 (57.9) | 0.018 |
Concordance1 | 183 (44.1) | 33 (35.1) | 150 (46.7) | 0.058 |
Miscellaneous | ||||
Health Literacy1 | 329 (79.3) | 80 (85.1) | 249 (77.6) | 0.147 |
Adequate RA knowledge1 (based on CQ) | 195 (47) | 31 (33) | 164 (51) | 0.002 |
RA family history1 | 186 (44.8) | 58 (61.7) | 128 (39.9) | ≤ 0.0001 |