Table 4.
Indicators of the intervention group grouped by patient’s age (mean ± SD)
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Indicators
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Middle-aged people, n = 42
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Elderly people, n = 38
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Baseline
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1st mo
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3rd mo
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6th mo
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Baseline
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1st mo
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3rd mo
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6th mo
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| CDAI | 14.48 ± 4.04 | 14.53 ± 4.02 | 10.07 ± 2.32 | 4.79 ± 1.85 | 26.03 ± 4.84 | 26.05 ± 4.76 | 18.13 ± 1.02 | 4.21 ± 2.00 |
| SDAI | 32.88 ± 6.19 | 30.14 ± 5.57 | 21.65 ± 4.00 | 7.44 ± 2.11 | 43.04 ± 7.89 | 40.49 ± 6.94 | 28.13 ± 6.03 | 6.32 ± 2.76 |
| DAS28 | 4.09 ± 0.75 | 3.85 ± 0.72 | 3.64 ± 0.79 | 3.49 ± 1.03 | 5.88 ± 1.08 | 5.34 ± 0.58 | 4.44 ± 0.52 | 3.30 ± 0.96 |
| HAQ | 1.34 ± 0.63 | 1.12 ± 0.60 | 1.24 ± 0.66 | 0.33 ± 0.20 | 1.45 ± 0.65 | 0.95 ± 0.58 | 0.99 ± 0.62 | 0.39 ± 0.29 |
| SDS | 60.90 ± 3.31 | 48.00 ± 6.54 | 38.50 ± 5.57 | 30.45 ± 8.91 | 53.34 ± 2.35 | 45.05 ± 4.07 | 36.66 ± 4.49 | 33.32 ± 10.66 |
| SAS | 60.90 ± 4.81 | 55.38 ± 5.12 | 45.55 ± 3.60 | 29.71 ± 6.90 | 47.26 ± 4.73 | 43.66 ± 4.21 | 35.13 ± 3.52 | 33.92 ± 10.22 |
CDAI: Clinical disease activity index; SDAI: Simplified disease activity index; DAS28: Disease activity score with 28-joint count; HAQ: Health assessment questionnaire; SDS: Self-rating depression scale; SAS: Self-rating anxiety scale.