Table 1 |
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Subject anthropometric data (mean ± standard deviation) |
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Parameter |
RA patients |
Reference group |
P-value |
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Number of subjects |
50 |
100 |
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Age (y) |
55.3 ± 11.4 |
54.1 ± 12.9 |
0.481 |
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Height (cm) |
163.4 ± 6.2 |
165.0 ± 5.7 |
0.092 |
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Weight (kg) |
67.0 ± 13.8 |
63.6 ± 9.8 |
0.183 |
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Forearm muscle CSA (cm2) |
24.0 ± 4.0 |
25.3 ± 3.5 |
0.102 |
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Lower leg muscle CSA (cm2) |
58.1 ± 11.3 |
63.7 ± 10.6 |
0.014 |
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P-values are indicated for two-sided Mann-Whitney-tests (significant P-values in bold). CSA stands for cross-sectional area. |
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Aeberli et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R119 doi:10.1186/ar3056 |
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