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Table 1 Characteristics of patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis

From: The efficacy of low dose short-term prednisone therapy for remission induction in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients

Number of patients

N = 201

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD (Range)

55.1 ± 15.9 (18–91)

Gender, female n (%)

132 (66)

Time between symptom onset and diagnosis (days)

 Mean ± SD (Range)

200.4 ± 133.9 (3–365)

Treatment duration (days)

 Mean ± SD (Range)

42.2 ± 16.9 (12–177)

Race

 White n (%)

184 (92)

 Other

17 (8)

Prednisone dose (mg/day)

 Mean ± SD (Range)

8.0 ± 1.2 (5–10)

  1. SD Standard Deviation