Table 1 Sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients of the REAL study [19]
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender (n = 1116) | |
Female | 998 (89.4) |
Age – Mean (standard deviation) (n = 1116) | 55.15 (21–88) |
Education time (years) (n = 1076) | |
0–4 years | 301 (28) |
5–11 years | 629 (58.4) |
≥ 12 years | 146 (13.6) |
Disease duration (years) – mean (standard deviation) (n = 1116) | 14.58 (1–57) |
Erosive disease (n = 1096) | |
Yes | 602 (54.9) |
DAS 28 VSH Scorea – mean (standard deviation) | 3.62 (0–8) |
Smoking (n = 1116) | |
Smoker | 121 (10.8) |
Former Smoker | 320 (28.7) |
Never Smoked | 675 (60.5) |
Rheumatoid Factor (n = 1098) | |
Positive | 863 (78.6) |
ACPAb (n = 479) | |
Positive | 368 (768) |