Table 1.

Characteristics of RA patients

Patients (male/female)	19/54
Age	56.6 (23 to 79)
DAS28	3.59 (1.10 to 7.24)
ESR	19.3 (1.0 to 69.0)
CRP	1.06 (0.02 to 4.68)

All of the probands had been diagnosed with RA by a board-certified rheumatologist. Values are depicted as mean and range. Abbrevations: CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS28, disease activity score in 28 joints; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.