Table 2 |
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Disease characteristics of RA patients investigateda |
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Characteristics |
n |
Median (25th to 75th percentile) |
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ESR, mm/h |
199 |
33 (17 to 61) |
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CRP, mg/l |
207 |
8.1 (2.5 to 33.6) |
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RF, IU/ml |
207 |
63.6 (15 to 185.5) |
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ACPA, RU/ml |
206 |
251.9 (42.65 to 650.7) |
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Tender joint count |
81 |
4 (2 to 7) |
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Swollen joint count |
81 |
2 (1 to 5) |
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Patient global VAS score |
81 |
50 (30 to 70) |
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DAS28 score |
81 |
4.7 (3.4 to 5.6) |
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aRA, rheumatoid arthritis; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; RF, rheumatoid factor; IU, international units; RU, relative units; ACPA, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody; VAS, visual analogue scale; DAS28, disease activity score 28. |
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Li et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 13:R17 doi:10.1186/ar3241 |
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