Table 1.
Subject | Age at First Time Point | Gendera | Number of Tender + Swollen Jointsb | |||
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T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |||
Subject 1 | 63 | F | 18 | 14 (4 mo) | 7 (10 mo) | |
Subject 2 | 61 | M | 5 | 2 (3 mo) | 3 (6 mo) | |
Subject 3 | 60 | M | 4 | 10 (3 mo) | 22 (8 mo) | 18 (10 mo) |
Subject 4 | 67 | M | 0 | 0 (4 mo) | ||
Subject 5 | 76 | M | 0 | 10 (7 mo) | ||
Subject 6 | 66 | M | 0 | 4 (12 mo) | ||
Subject 7 | 83 | M | 10 | 1 (11 mo) | 12 (13 mo) | |
Subject 8 | 74 | M | 5 | 4 (10 mo) |
Gender demographics at the VA Hospital, where samples were obtained, are predominantly male
Number of tender and swollen joints was added at each time point and months (mo) from initial sampling are indicated in parentheses