Table 1 |
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Patient characteristics for the two diet groups at baseline |
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Vegan diet n = 30 |
Non-vegan diet n = 28 |
P value |
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Patients, female/male, n |
28/2 |
24/4 |
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Age in years, mean (CI) |
49.9 (46.6–53.3) |
50.8 (46.2–55.5) |
0.75 |
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Disease duration in years, mean (CI) |
5.0 (4.1–6.0) |
5.8 (4.7–6.9) |
0.31 |
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Rheumatoid factor-positive, n (%) |
25 (83) |
21 (75) |
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Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (CI) |
24.1 (22.3–25.9) |
23.8 (21.6–26.0) |
0.81 |
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Weight, kg, mean (CI) |
66.4 (61.7–71,1) |
67.9 (61.9–73.7) |
0.70 |
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DAS28, mean (CI) |
5.3 (5.0–5.7) |
5.3 (4.9–5.6) |
0.80 |
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HAQ score, mean (CI) |
1.4 (1.2–1.5) |
1.3 (1.1–1.5) |
0.44 |
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Patients on DMARDs, n (%) |
26 (87) |
26 (93) |
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Patients on glucocorticoids, n (%) |
18 (60) |
9 (32) |
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Patients on NSAIDs, n (%) |
24 (80) |
24 (86) |
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P values are difference between groups. CI, confidence interval; DAS28, Disease Activity Score in 28 joints; DMARD, disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; NSAID, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug. |
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Elkan et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R34 doi:10.1186/ar2388 |
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