Baseline demographic and disease related characteristics of 281 RAPIT study completers
| All completers (n = 281) | Exercise group (n = 136) | UC group (n = 145) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Except when indicated otherwise, values are median (IQR). | |||
| IQR, interquartile range expressed as a net result of the 75th centile–25th centile; RAPIT, Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients In Training; UC, usual care; DMARDs, disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; DAS4, disease activity score with four variables; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire. | |||
| *p<0.05 by Mann-Whitney U test or χ2 test, where appropriate. | |||
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 54 (16) | 54 (16) | 54 (16) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26 (6) | 26 (5) | 26 (6) |
| Female, No (%) | 225 (80) | 110 (81) | 115 (79) |
| Postmenopausal women, No (% of the women) | 138 (61) | 63 (57) | 75 (65) |
| Disease related characteristics | |||
| Duration of RA (years) | 6 (9) | 5 (7) | 7 (11)* |
| Rheumatoid factor positive, No (%) | 197 (70) | 96 (71) | 101 (70) |
| DMARDs used in the past (n) | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1−2) |
| Current use of DMARDs, No (%) | 241 (86) | 111 (82) | 130 (90) |
| Current use of glucocorticoids, No (%) | 25 (8.9) | 11 (8.1) | 14 (9.7) |
| ESR (mm/1st h) | 16 (21) | 16 (21) | 16 (22) |
| 44 Joint count for swelling (0–44) | 12 (12) | 12 (12) | 11 (12) |
| Ritchie Articular Index (0–78) | 8.0 (10.0) | 8 (10.0) | 9 (11.0) |
| Patient’s global assessment of disease activity (0–100) | 3.2 (4.1) | 3.0 (4.0) | 3.3 (4.3) |
| DAS4 (0–10) | 3.3 (0.7) | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.4 (2.0) |
| HAQ (0–3) | 0.63 (0.75) | 0.63 (0.88) | 0.63 (0.84) |
| Aerobic fitness (W) | 162 (74) | 162 (74) | 162 (74) |
| Larsen score (0–200) | 31.0 (58.0) | 24.0 (54.5) | 37.5 (54.5)* |
| Bone mineral density (g/cm2) | 0.909 (0.194) | 0.912 (0.210) | 0.906 (0.187) |