Disease activity and disability indices | Total sample (n = 490) | Depression according to HADS-D (cut-off ≥ 11) | p-value (Chi-square or t test) | |
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Not depressed (n = 420) | Depressed (n = 70) | |||
DAS28-CRP, mean (sd) | 2.9 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.1) | 3.2 (0.9) | 0.007 |
DAS28-CRP, n (%) | ||||
Remission | 231 (47.1%) | 209 (49.7%) | 22 (31.4%) | 0.008 |
Low | 82 (16.7%) | 71 (16.9%) | 11 (15.8%) | |
Moderate | 160 (32.7%) | 125 (29.8%) | 35 (50.0%) | |
High | 17 (3.5%) | 15 (3.6%) | 2 (2.8%) | |
SDAI, mean (sd) | 13.4 (8.2) | 12.9 (8.2) | 16.3 (7.5) | 0.001 |
SDAI, n (%) | ||||
Remission | 34 (6.9%) | 32 (7.6%) | 2 (2.8%) | 0.001 |
Low | 176 (35.9%) | 163 (38.8%) | 13 (18.6%) | |
Moderate | 243 (49.6%) | 193 (46.0%) | 50 (71.4%) | |
High | 37 (7.6%) | 32 (7.6%) | 5 (7.1%) | |
CDAI, mean (sd) | 12.9 (8.0) | 12.3 (8.0) | 15.9 (7.4) | 0.001 |
CDAI, n (%) | ||||
Remission | 32 (6.5%) | 30 (7.1%) | 2 (2.8%) | 0.001 |
Low | 184 (37.6%) | 171 (40.8%) | 13 (18.6%) | |
Moderate | 223 (45.5%) | 177 (42.1%) | 46 (65.7%) | |
High | 51 (10.4%) | 42 (10.0%) | 9 (12.9%) | |
HAQ, mean (sd) | 0.8 (0.7) | 0.7 (0.7) | 1.2 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
HAQ, n (%) | ||||
Mild | 133 (27.1%) | 125 (29.8%) | 8 (11.4%) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 220 (44.9%) | 193 (46.0%) | 27 (38.6%) | |
Severe | 109 (22.2%) | 84 (20.0%) | 25 (35.7%) | |
Very severe | 28 (5.7%) | 18 (4.2%) | 10 (14.3%) |