Table 1. Baseline patient demographics and disease characteristics.

	All patients (n  =  16)
Patient demographics
Age, years	53.8 (11.5)
Gender, % female	81.0
Race, % white	94.0
Weight, kg	72.6 (17.3)
Disease characteristics
Rheumatoid factor positive* (%)	75.0
CRP, mg/l	5.8 (5.6)
ESR, mm/h	58.9 (27.0)
VAS, 100 mm	66.5 (15.5)
Baseline DAS28	7.1 (0.9)
Baseline tender joint count, /28	14.0 (6.0)
Baseline swollen joint count, /28	19.2 (7.2)

Data are presented as means (SD) unless otherwise stated; *n  =  15; CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS28, disease activity score 28; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; VAS, visual analogue scale for patient global assessment of disease activity.