Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis patients

From: Effector T helper cell populations are elevated in the bone marrow of rheumatoid arthritis patients and correlate with disease severity

Characteristics

Values

No. of patients

40

Age (year)

62.2 ± 7.0

Sex (male/female)

7/33

Disease duration (year)

12.8 ± 6.5

RF positive

31/40 (77.5%)

Anti-CCP positive

28/40 (72.5%)

ESR (mm/h)

72.9 ± 27.8

CRP (mg/L)

56.7 ± 34.2

No. of swollen joints

12.2 ± 6.3

No. of tender joints

13.7 ± 7.2

DAS28

6.8 ± 1.3

  1. Note: RF, rheumatoid factor; anti-CCP, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS28, Disease Activity Score in 28 joints.
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