Table 2

Mean (median) clinical, laboratory, and radiological data of patients with initially highest (n=25) and lowest tertile distribution (n=26) of antifilaggrin antibody (AFA)

Index	Lowest^2-151tertile of AFA	Highest^2-152 tertile of AFA	p Value
ESR^2-150 (mm/1st h)
0 years	30.6 (23)	36.8 (26)	0.35
3 years	13.8 (10)	24.3 (15)	0.11
CRP^2-150 (mg/l)
0 years	12.8 (5)	28.5 (18)	0.03
3 years	6.7 (2)	14.3 (6)	0.13
Ritchie index
0 years	9.2 (7)	10.5 (9)	0.45
3 years	2.3 (1)	4.9 (2)	0.03
Number of swollen joints
0 years	3.8 (3)	5.2 (3)	0.41
3 years	1.5 (0)	3.0 (1)	0.02
Morning stiffness (min)
0 years	135.0 (120)	130.7 (60)	0.47
3 years	21.6 (0)	54.4 (15)	0.005
VAS^2-150 (cm)
0 years	2.9 (2)	2.7 (2)	0.73
3 years	0.7 (0)	1.8 (1)	0.03
DAS^2-150
0 years	3.1 (2.9)	3.2 (3.3)	0.54
3 years	1.6 (1.5)	2.3 (2.1)	0.02
Larsen's score
0 years	3.2 (0)	5.7 (4)	0.02
3 years	15.8 (12)	23.2 (20)	0.16

↵2-150 ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP = C reactive protein; VAS = visual analogue scale; DAS = disease activity score.
↵2-151 Cut off level ⩽0.118.
↵2-152 Cut off level ⩾0.295.