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Table 1 Rheumatoid arthritis patients sample characteristic

From: Evaluation of peripheral neuropathy in lower limbs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its relation to fall risk

Variable

Value

Gender (%)

Female

84.8

Male

15.5

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

59.8 (9.4)

Min.–Máx

36–77

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean (SD)

27.4 (6.1)

Mín.–Máx

16.8–41.2

Medications (number of)

Median

6

Mín.–Máx

2–12

Schooling (%)

No schooling

3

Elementary school (incomplete/complete)

30.3

Middle school (incomplete/complete)

30.3

High school (incomplete/complete)

33.3

Higher education (incomplete/complete)

3

Marital status (%)

Single

18.2

Married

54.5

Divorced

24.2

Widow(er)

3.1

Ethnicity (%)

White

51.5

Brown

21.2

Black

27.3

Disease duration (years)

Median

11

Min.–Máx

1–44

Disease activity

DAS-28ESR

 

 Median

3.42

 Mín.–Máx

1.74–7.53

DAS-28CRP

 

 Median

2.53

 Mín.–Máx

1.36–6.15

CDAI

 

 Median

5

 Mín.–Máx

0–43

SDAI

 

 Median

12.2

 Mín.–Máx

1.3–112.7

Functionality (HAQ)

Median

1

Mín.–Máx

0–2.25

Comorbities (%)

Tipe 2 diabetes

21.2

Tipe 1 diabetes

3

Arterial hipertension

54.5

Hypothyroidism

21.2

Depression

18.1

  1. SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum; Max, maximum; Kg, kilogram; BMI, Body Mass Index; DAS-28ESR, Disease Activity Score-28—erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ, Health Assessment Score