Table 1.

Demographic data of patients with osteoarthritis and those with rheumatoid arthritis

	Osteoarthritis (n = 11)	Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 18)
Age in years, mean ± SD	67.20 ± 7.35	57.17 ± 9.51
Females/Males	10:1	17:1
Duration of disease in months, mean ± SD	79.64 ± 62.66	114.85 ± 49.54
Treatment, number (percentage)
Prednisolone		15 (83%)
DMARDs		18 (100%)
Methotrexate		16 (89%)
Sulfasalazine		2 (11%)
Hydroxychloroguine		7 (39%)
Leflunomide		5 (28%)
Azathioprine		3 (17%)

DMARD, disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; SD, standard deviation.