Table 2.
Characteristics of patients and their visits.
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| N | Patient | N | Patient | ||
| A. Patients’ characteristics | |||||
| Patients | 5,870 | 69.5 | 3,185 | 82.1 | |
| Female (%) | 3,923 | 2,616 | |||
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 5,489 | 62.6 ± 14.7 | 3,180 | 61.7 ± 14.2 | |
| Disease duration (years) (mean ± SD) | 2,278 | 11.8 ± 8.9 | 2,305 | 15.0 ± 10.1 | |
| Diagnosis duration (years) (mean ± SD) | 2,520 | 10.4 ± 8.7 | 2,397 | 12.8 ± 9.0 | |
| B. Visit characteristics | p-Value | ||||
| Visits | 24,605 | 35.3 ± 23.5 | 20,120 | 38.3 ± 25.4 | <0.0001 |
| PGA (mean ± SD) | 21,292 | 14,618 | |||
| MDGA (mean ± SD) | 8,119 | 27.4 ± 20.9 | 10,160 | 27.1 ± 21.8 | 0.33 |
| TJC28 (mean ± SD) | 22,272 | 2.5 ± 3.9 | 17,774 | 4 ± 5.8 | <0.0001 |
| SJC28 (mean ± SD) | 22,104 | 1.6 ± 2.7 | 17,774 | 2.4 ± 3.9 | <0.0001 |
| ESR (mean ± SD) | 20,990 | 19.1 ± 17.9 | 16,886 | 26.7 ± 22.6 | <0.0001 |
| C-reactive protein (mean ± SD) (mg/l) | 3,724 | 10.1 ± 18.7 | 15,539 | 11.6 ± 21.9 | <0.0001 |
PGA, patient assessment of disease activity (100 mm); MDGA, physician assessment of disease activity (100 mm); TJC28, 28 tender joint count; SJC28, 28 swollen joint count; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h).
Chi-square and t-tests were used, as appropriate. Significance: p-value < 0.05.