Table 2. Comparison of biochemical parameters between groups in patients with rheumatoid arthritis according to disease activity score 28.

	Low disease activity group (n=38)	Group in remission group
		(n=16)
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	p value
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (pg/mL)	18.4±9.0	16.6±1.7	0,245
Insulin (µIU/mL)	12.8±4.0	11.7±3.2	0,644
Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance	6.1±7.4	5.9±5.2	0,894
sTWEAK (pg/mL)	1039.5±387.8	1077.4±547.3	0,799
Fetuin-A (g/L)	986.6±7.7	836.1±7.9	0,514
Interleukin-6 (pg/mL)	5.4±7.6	9.6±15.4	0,291
SD: Standard deviation; sTWEAK: Serum TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis; Fetuin-A: Alpha 2-HS glycoprotein.