Table 1.
Group means and their standard deviations (SD) for clinical and questionnaire data. p values refer to independent-samples t tests comparing the group means. Median values are reported alongside the group means
| RA group (n = 13) | Control group (n = 13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | p | |
| Age (years) | 40.92 (10.79) | 38.00 | 40.85 (11.84) | 38.00 | 0.986 |
| Fatigue severity (9–63) | 6.92 (1.85) | 7.00 | 0.69 (0.85) | 0.00 | < 0.001 |
| Anxiety (0–21) | 8.31 (3.45) | 8.00 | 3.08 (2.84) | 4.00 | < 0.001 |
| Depression (0–21) | 5.62 (3.57) | 5.00 | 0.85 (1.52) | 0.00 | < 0.001 |
| DAS-28 swollen joint count (0–28) | 4.69 (5.85) | 2.00 | |||
| DAS-28 tender joint count (0–28) | 5.31 (6.49) | 2.00 | |||
| Average body temperature (°C) | 97.94 (0.59) | 97.80 | 98.33 (0.54) | 98.33 | 0.084 |
| Global CBF (ml/100 g/min) | 59.95 (10.59) | 60.86 | 60.83 (13.76) | 56.92 | 0.857 |