Patient characteristics
| Rest group (n = 10) | Mobile group (n = 10) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are median (range). | ||||||
| *Student’s t test used for comparison. | ||||||
| †Mann–Whitney U test used for comparison. | ||||||
| DAS28, 28 joint disease activity score; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire. | ||||||
| Age (years)* | 62 (37 to 75) | 59 (30 to 76) | NS | |||
| Disease duration (years)* | 10 (0 to 53) | 14.5 (2 to 48) | NS | |||
| Serum C reactive protein (mg/l)* | 18 (5 to 48) | 46.5 (5 to 158) | NS | |||
| DAS28* | 4.88 (2.79 to 5.76) | 4.99 (3.3 to 6.4) | NS | |||
| HAQ* | 1.2 (0.88 to 1.63) | 1.2 (0.5 to 2.13) | NS | |||
| Volume of effusion (ml)* | 18.5 (0 to 36) | 13.5 (3 to 48) | NS | |||
| Larsen–Dale score† | 1.5 (0 to 4) | 1.5 (0 to 5) | NS | |||