Table 3.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristic | Descriptive statistics |
|---|---|
| Number of participants, n | 35 |
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 60.1 (49.4–68.4) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 24 (68.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 26.6 (23.3–31.1) |
| Primary employment status, n (%) | |
| Employed full-time | 11 (33.3) |
| Employed part-time | 8 (24.2) |
| Unemployed | 0 (0.0) |
| Self-employed | 2 (6.1) |
| Retired (because of age) | 8 (24.2) |
| Retired (because of ill health) | 2 (6.1) |
| Student | 0 (0.0) |
| Housewife/husband | 1 (3.0) |
| Other | 1 (3.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| British | 31 (96.9) |
| Indian | 2 (5.7) |
| Caribbean | 3 (8.6) |
| Any other white background | 1 (3.1) |
| Disease duration in months, median (IQR) | 9.1 (4.0–16.2) |
| DAS-28 median (IQR) | 4.0 (3.1–4.6) |
| Currently taking DMARDs | 31 (88.6) |
| Currently taking biologic drugs | 5 (14.7) |
| FFI-DS, mean (SD) | 34.5 (17.8) |
| PROMIS-PF-20, mean (SD) | 37.6 (9.1) |
| ROAD-les, mean (SD) | 2.5 (2.3) |
| 10MWT in seconds, mean (SD) | 11.9 (11.9) |