Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; DMARD, disease-modifying antirheumatic drug. | |
Sex (women/men) | 54/31 |
Age (years), mean (range) | 52.4 (18–78) |
Duration of the disease (months), mean (SD) | 11.4 (6.6) |
Shared epitope (number of patients) | 28/43/10/4 |
(double/single/absent/not determined) | |
Rheumatoid factor present (No (%) of patients) | 59 (69) |
DMARD started during follow up (No (%) of patients) | 51 (60) |
Oral prednisolone started during follow up (No (%) of patients) | 14 (16) |
Remission achieved during follow up (No (%) of patients) | 17 (20) |