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. 2018 Jul 17;64(3):213–221. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1687

Table 5. Demographical, clinical and laboratory parameters of RA patients with fear of falling and patients without fear of falling.

  RA patients with fear of falling RA patients without fear of falling  
  (n=70) (n=50)  
  Mean±SD Median Min-Max Mean±SD Median Min-Max p
Age (year) 56.20±8.56 56 36-78 52.38±10.45 53 25-71 0,053
Body Mass Index (kg/m²) 29.67±4.05 30 20-38 28.04±3.76  28 20-38 0,014
RA disease duration (year) 12.70±8.52 10 1-30 7.60±6.58 6 0,8-28 0,001
Duration of Biologic agents usage (year) 3.01±1.90 3 0,5-10 2.75±1.84 3 0,5-8 0,437
Pain Visual Analog Scale (0-100 mm) 55.57±22.10 50 10-90 35.40±18.42 35 10-80 <0.001
Patient Global Assessment (0-100 mm) 51.21±20.11 50 10-90 33.20±16.95 30 10-80 <0.001
HAQ score (0-3) 0.85± 0.70 0,72 0-2,4 0.21±0.32 0,10 0-1,4 <0.001
Disease Activity Score in 28 joints 4.04±1.34 3,92 2.47-7.54 2.98±0.99 2,95 1.27-5.76 <0.001
FES-I score (0-64)  27.22±8.00 25 16-51 17.82±3.37 18 0-26 <0.001
One Leg Stand Test (seconds) 9.92±10.56 5 1-30 22.64±10.58 30 1-30 <0.001
Berg Balance Scale score (0-56) 44.67±9.44 44 8-56 54.02±3.72 56 41-56 <0.001
10-Meter Walk Test (seconds) 8.78±4.36 8 5-30 6.18±0.22 6 4-10 <0.001
Beck Anxiety Index score (0-63) 12.81±7.40 11,5 0-37    6.68±5.48 5 0-20 <0.001
Beck Depression Index score (0-63) 15.12±6.83 16 0-28 8.62±6.20 8 0-22 <0.001
ESR (0-20 mm/h) 31.80±18.46 32 3-92 25.80±21.78 22 3-101 0,025
C-reactive protein (0-35 mg/dL) 2.42±6.09 0,58 0.05-42.10 4.87±13.94 0,6 0,11-82 0,947
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; RA: Rheumatoid arthritis; HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire; FES-I: Fall Efficacy Scale International-I; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; P value <0.05 significant.