Table 1. Demographic and anthropometric parameters of RA patients and controls.
| Control group (n=120) | RA group (n=84) | ||||
| % | Mean±SD | % | Mean±SD | p | |
| Age (years) | 44.1±12.8 | 44.8±12.7 | 0.6962 | ||
| Female | 70.83 | 78.57 | 0.2571 | ||
| Weight (kg) | 59.3±8.5 | 62±10.1 | 0.0397 | ||
| Height (cm) | 159.5±6.1 | 159.6±6.6 | 0.9469 | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.2±2.5 | 24.2±2.5 | 0.0039 | ||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 83.3±6.9 | 86.4±7.9 | 0.0032 | ||
| Waist hip ratio | 0.9±0.1 | 0.9±0.1 | 0.2352 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125±20 | 135±21.1 | 0.0006 | ||
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79±11 | 82.1±10.7 | 0.046 | ||
| SD: Standard deviation. | |||||