Variable | Mean | SD | Range | Median | 95% CI for median |
Age (years) | 53.1 | 12.0 | 33–75 | 54 | 44 to 62 |
Weight (kg) | 60.3 | 8.5 | 48–75 | 62 | 53 to 65 |
Height (cm) | 161.6 | 5.4 | 152–172 | 162 | 158 to 165 |
Disease duration (years) | 16.8 | 11.4 | 1–33 | 18 | 5 to 27 |
No of DMARDs1-150 to date | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0–10 | 4 | 4 to 5 |
Inflamed joints (n) | 8.9 | 6 | 1–26 | 8 | 5 to 14 |
Tender joints (n) | 9.3 | 7.0 | 1–28 | 8 | 4 to 15 |
Tender joints (hand) (n) | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0–17 | 4 | 1 to 7 |
Swollen joints (hand) (n) | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0–21 | 5 | 3 to 8 |
ESR1-150 | 39.9 | 24.3 | 14–110 | 31 | 25 to 48 |
CRP1-150 | 30.5 | 21.9 | 5–70 | 23 | 13 to 54 |
Pain VAS1-150(mm) | 35 | 26 | 0–80 | 40 | 10 to 53 |
Grip strength (kPa) | 26.7 | 26.6 | 0–115 | 18 | 10 to 40 |
KFT1-150 hand (score) | 21.6 | 14.1 | 0–40 | 26 | 8 to 35 |
KFT shoulder (score) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0–10 | 3 | 0 to 7 |
KFT total (arm) (score) | 25.3 | 16.7 | 0–48 | 30 | 9 to 41 |
↵1-150 DMARDs = disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP = C reactive protein; VAS = visual analogue scale; KFT = Keitel function test.