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Table 2 RA patients’ clinical characteristics in the REAL cohort

From: Rheumatoid artrhitis treatment in Brazil: data from a large real-life multicenter study

Clinical Variable

Results

Na

Disease durationb, median (min-max)

152.5 (8–683)

1115

Positive rheumatoid factor (%)

78.7

1105

Positive ACPA (%)

76.8

477

Time to first DMARDc, median (min-max)

12 (0–624)

995

Erosive disease (%)

55.2

1105

DAS28-ESR, median (min-max)

3.5 (0.3–8.2)

932

DAS28-CRP, median (min-max)

3.7 (1.0–8.1)

944

CDAI, median (min-max)

9 (0–70)

1122

HAQ, median (min-max)

0.875 (0–3)

1121

SF-12 physical component, median (min-max)

36.1 (17.5–55.9)

1035

SF-12 mental component, median (min-max)

46.9 (14.3–72.0)

1035

Remission (DAS28-ESR)

26.2%

 

Low disease activity (DAS28-ESR)

15.1%

 

Moderate disease activity (DAS28-ESR)

41.8%

 

High disease activity (DAS28-ESR)

16.9%

 
  1. a Numbers of patients assessed for each clinical variable. b Total disease duration in months. c Time-interval from first symptoms to first prescribed DMARD (in months). ACPA anti-citrullinated peptide antibody. DAS28 Disease Activity Score – 28 joints. ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate. CDAI Clinical Disease Activity Index. HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire. SF-12 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey