Baseline characteristics of patients with complete measurements and of patients with missing measurements. Results are given as mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristic | Complete measurements (n=66) | Missing measurements (n=31) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers in square brackets are the number of patients for whom data are available when case data were not available for the whole group. | |||
| *Student’s t test; †Pearson χ2; | |||
| ‡Mann-Whitney U test; | |||
| §global assessment of disease activity. | |||
| Age (years) | 62.7 (12.4) | 68.6 (11.9) | 0.030* |
| Sex (No (%) male) | 29 (44) | 17 (55) | 0.316† |
| Tender joints | 2.7 (3.2) | 3.9 (4.4) [27] | 0.165* |
| Swollen joints | 3.3 (3.1) | 4.1 (2.9 [28] | 0.275* |
| ESR (mm/1st h) | 18.3 (17.0) [63] | 24.5 (25.0) [27] | 0.176* |
| Global DA§ | 3.0 (1.0) [62] | 3.5 (0.9) [24] | 0.035* |
| DAS28 | 2.9 (1.0) [63] | 3.5 (1.0) [22] | 0.050‡ |