Table 2.

Baseline disease activity parameters of RA patients.

Rheumatologic assessments	Results
Swollen Joint Count (28 joints), median (min–max)	0 (0–8)
Tender Joint Count (28 joints), median (min–max)	2 (0–15)
Patient Global Assessment (0–100 mm), mean ± SD	42 ± 25
DAS-28, mean ± SD	3.6 ± 1.7
HAQ-DI*, mean ± SD	0.57 ± 0.50
CRP, mg/dL, median (min–max)	0.6 (0.1–4.2)
ESR, mm/h, median (min–max)	19 (2–67)

CRP: C-reactive protein; DAS-28: Disease Activity Score-28; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index; *: HAQ-DI score was available for 33 patients.