Table 2.
Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of RA cohort.
| cohort# | csDMARDs | bDMARDs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=206) | (n=129) | (n=70) | p& | |
| age (y) | 54.9 ± 12.7 | 56.8 ± 12.3 | 51.8 ± 11.8 | <0.001 |
| women | 178 (86.4%) | 114 (88.4%) | 59 (84.3%) | 0.211 |
| men | 28 (13.6%) | 15 (11.6%) | 11 (15.7%) | 0.322 |
| urban dwellers | 136 (66.0%) | 83 (64.3%) | 47 (67.1%) | 0.125 |
| actively working | 60 (29.1%) | 38 (29.5%) | 21 (30.0%) | 0.236 |
| pensioners | 143(69.4%) | 89 (69.0%) | 49 (70.0%) | 0.332 |
| unemployed | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.118 |
| disease duration (y) | 9.4 ± 8.9 | 8.2 ± 8.9 | 11.3 ± 8.3 | <0.001 |
| latest treatment duration (y) | 2.7 ± 2.6 | 2.7 ± 2.9 | 2.7 ± 2.2 | 0.226 |
Notes: continuous variables are reported as “mean ± SD”; nominal variables are reported as “absolute frequency (percentage of group)”; the unemployed were excluded from the productivity evaluation.