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Summary of patient histories of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients included in the study |
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| Osteoarthritis |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Gender (number) |
Female (18) |
Male (14) |
Female (12) |
Male (1) |
| Mean age ± standard deviation, years |
72 ± 7 |
70 ± 8 |
61 ± 11 |
64 |
| NSAIDs, number (percentage) |
8 (44%) |
7 (50%) |
8 (67%) |
0 |
| Paracetamol, number (percentage) |
9 (50%) |
7 (50%) |
9 (75%) |
1 (100%) |
| Corticosteroid, number (percentage) |
0 |
0 |
8 (67%) |
0 |
| NSAIDs, paracetamol or corticosteroid, number (percentage) |
12 (67%) |
9 (64%) |
12 (100%) |
1 (100%) |
| Anti-cytokine therapy, number (percentage) |
0 |
0 |
1 (8%) |
1 (100%) |
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NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. | ||||
Richardson et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R43 doi:10.1186/ar2401 |
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