Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of patients for both examination time-points

Patient count (n)

54

54

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Age (years)^b

62.91 ± 12.68

-

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Disease duration (years)^†

3 (0.5–3.0)

-

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BMI (kg/m²)^b

28.40 ± 4.70

-

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Gender (female), %

66.7%

-

-

Handsize, %

67.71 ± 7.94

-

-

ESR, mm/h^a

29.0 (17.25–50.00)

20.00 (13.50–34.25)

0.001**

DAS28^a

5.12 (4.33–6.10)

3.85 (3.40–4.82)

<0.001***

PDUS^†a

8.75 (5.38–16.25)

4.75 (2.38–8.63)

<0.001***

GSUS^a

6.00 (3.00–8.00)

3 (2.00–3.00)

<0.001***

OST^b

18.33 ± 4.69

16.43 ± 4.86

<0.001***

TJC^a

6.00 (2.00–12.00)

2.00 (0.00–5.25)

<0.001***

SJC^a

6.00 (3.00–9.00)

4.00 (2.00–6.00)

<0.001***

VAS^a

67.5 (48.75–76.25)

40.00 (30.00–51.25)

<0.001***

Tenosynovitis, %

66.7%

33.3%

<0.001***

Arterial hypertension (yes), %

48.1%

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Diabetes mellitus II (yes), %

9.3%

-

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Nicotine (yes), %

24.1%

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