. 2023 Jan 1;10(1):12–17. doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2022.22035
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Sociodemographic, Clinical, Laboratory, and Imaging Features of All Patients with Polyarthralgia, Including Hand Arthralgias
| Feature | All patients, n = 1055 |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 52.8 (14.2) |
| Female, % | 76.1 |
| Time between the onset of symptoms and the baseline visit (months), mean (SD) | 28.7 (40.4) |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 10.6 |
| Arterial hypertension, % | 27.3 |
| Dyslipidemia, % | 17.5 |
| Smoking, % | 39 |
| Family psoriasis, % | 6.7 |
| Cutaneous psoriasis, % | 7.8 |
| Patient global VAS (0-100), mean (SD) | 50.7 (20.6) |
| Tender joints (28), mean (SD) | 3.4 (3.5) |
| Swollen joints (28), mean (SD) | 0.7 (1.6) |
| ESR, mean (SD) | 20.1 (17.2) |
| CRP, mean (SD) | 4.7 (13) |
| DAS28-ESR, mean (SD) | 3.3 (1.1) |
| CDAI, mean (SD) | 12.9 (7.2) |
| HAQ, mean (SD) | 0.7 (2.5) |
| Rheumatoid factor, % | 21.2 |
| ACPAs, % | 9.4 |
| X-ray bone erosions, % | 10.3 |
| Ultrasound synovitis with positive power Doppler signal, % (hand and wrist) | 7.7 |
SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS28-ERS, Disease Activity Index in 28 joints-erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CDAI, Clinical Disease Activity Index; HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index; ACPAs, anticitrullinated protein antibodies.