Table 1.

Clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis

Characteristics	Day patients (n=56)	Inpatients (n=57)	Unable to travel (n=60)
Median (range) age (years)	59 (28-78)	55.5 (31-78)	57 (25-76)
Median (range) duration of disease (years)	6 (0.1-34)	4 (0.1-33)	8 (0.5-40)
No of women	40	41	47
No of patients with erosions	28	33	48
Steinbrocker class II	21	19	25
Steinbrocker class III	35	38	30
No living alone	10	13	37
No in paid employment	13	11	13
No unemployed	12	6	10
No on sick leave	2	5	2
No medically retired	12	15	11
No retired	17	16	22