Table 1.
Patients diagnosed with RA, had foot ulcers present in the study period and had swabs taken. [Swab group]
| Study Number | Agea in years | Gender | Disease Durationain years | Diabetes | CTD | CVD /PVD | Smoker Y/N | DAS:28 [within 4 weeks of index swab] | Standard DMARD therapy | Anti – TNF therapy | Other biologic therapy | Steroid therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | F | N/A | N | N | Y | Y current | N/A | N | N | N | N |
| 2 | 67 | M | 28 | N | N | Y | N | N/A | Y | N | Y | Y |
| 3 | 78 | F | 17 | N | N | N | N | N/A | Y | N | N | N |
| 4 | 85 | M | 26 | Y | N | Y | N | N/A | N | N | N | N |
| 5 | 67 | M | 15 | N | N | Y | N previous | N/A | Y | N | N | Y |
| 6 | 72 | F | 30 | N | N | N | N previous | N/A | Y | N | Y | N |
| 7 | 71 | M | 25 | Y | N | Y | N previous | N/A | Y | N | N | N |
| 8 | 76 | F | 13 | N | N | Y | Y current | N/A | Y | N | Y | N |
| Mean: 74.75 | F = 4 | Mean: 22 | Y = 2 | Y = 0 | Y = 6 | N = 6 | No scores in notes. | N = 2 | N = 8 | N = 5 | N = 6 | |
| Median:74 | M = 4 | Median:25 | N = 6 | N = 8 | N = 2 | Y = 2 | Y = 6 | Y = 0 | Y = 3 | Y = 2 |
CTD connective tissue disease, CVD/PVD cardiovascular / peripheral vascular disease, N/A indicates missing data; Y yes, N no; F female, M male
arelates to index swab date