Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of patients

Variable		Frequency (%) N = 285 Or Mean ± SD
Patient self-reported disease activity	Inactive	124 (43.5)
	Low to moderate	98 (34.4)
	High	61 (21.4)
Status of treatment	Regular treatment	239 (83.9)
	Non formal treatment	46 (16.1)
Duration of disease (years)		9.06 ± 8.21
Duration of the disease	< 1	9 (3.2)
	1–3 years	73 (25.6)
	4–5 years	52 (18.2)
	> 5 years	150 (52.6)
Comorbidities	Hypertension	97 (34%)
	Diabetes	52 (18.2%)
	Heart burn	25 (8.8%)
	Constipation	24 (8.4)
	Disk displacement	23 (8.1%)
	Irritable bowel disease	21 (7.4%)
	Eye dryness	18 (6.3%)
	Cholecystectomy	16 (5.6%)
	Osteoporosis	12 (4.2%)
Total number of Comorbid diseases		1.65 ± 1.78
Total number of comorbid diseases	Zero	91 (31.9)
	One Comorbid Disease	69 (24.2)
	Two Comorbid Disease	53 (18.6)
	Three Comorbid Disease	37 (13)
	≥ 4 Comorbid Disease	35 (12.3)
Total number of medications		6.54 ± 3.44
Total number of medications	1–3 medications	41 (14.4)
	4–6 medications	122 (42.8)
	≥ 7	122 (42.8)
Total number of RA medications		2.03 ± 0.853