Table 2.

Effects of the treatment on the assessed variables for all participants

	Δ6 m	P
BMI (kg/m2)	0.45 ± 0.07	0.466
DAS	-2.37 ± 0.4	0.000
HAQ	-0.4 ± 0.01	0.001
ESR (mm/h)	-18.55 ± 12.8	0.002
CRP (μg/L)	-16.1 ± 9.4	0.016
HOMA	-0.2 ± 0.1	0.088
QUICKI	0.03 ± 0.022	0.092

Δ6 m, mean difference between baseline and six-month measurement; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS, Disease Activity Score 28; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; HOMA, Homeostasis Model Assessment Of Insulin Resistance; QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index.