Table 1.
Mean (SD) or % | All | Sites |
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HSS N = 82 |
JH N = 217 |
UAB N = 49 |
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Age (years) | 57 (14) | 56 (15) | 56 (14) | 60 (10) |
Female (%) | 81% | 85% | 80% | 78% |
Race (%) | ||||
American Indian or Native Alaskan | 2% | <1% | 3% | -- |
Asian | 5% | 9% | 5% | -- |
Black | 14% | 11% | 13% | 20% |
White | 77% | 71% | 79% | 80% |
Other | 2% | 2% | 2% | -- |
Declined | 2% | 6% | <1% | -- |
Education > High school (%) | 79% | 91% | 76% | 73% |
Employment (%) | ||||
Full time | 36% | 44% | 35% | 27% |
Part time | 8% | 6% | 9% | 6% |
Retired | 23% | 26% | 25% | 12% |
Disabled because of RA | 22% | 14% | 19% | 49% |
Other | 11% | 9% | 12% | 6% |
Urban residence | 80% | 90% | 76% | 82% |
RA duration (years) | 14 (11) | 13 (12) | 13 (10) | 17 (12) |
Patient Global Disease Activity (0–100) | 30 (27) | 27 (23) | 32 (28) | 28 (27) |
Patient Global Disease Activity (0–10) | 3.2 (2.6) | 2.7 (2.3) | 3.2 (2.8) | 3.8 (2.5) |
Swollen Joints (0–28) | 2.5 (3. 5) | 2.0 (3.1) | 2.8 (3.6) | 2.1 (3.5) |
Tender Joints (0–28) | 2.2 (3.8) | 1.4 (3.3) | 2.2 (3.5) | 3.9 (5.2) |
MD Global Assessment (0–10) | 1.9 (1.9) | 3.0 (2.1) | 1.5 (1.5) | 2.0 (2.3) |
Clinical Disease Activity Index (0–76) | 10.3 (7.9) | 10.2 (6.9) | 10.1 (7.7) | 11.6 (10.1) |
HSS, Hospital for Special Surgery; JH, Johns Hopkins; UAB, University of Alabama at Birmingham.