Table 1
Total (n=23 patients)
A. Basal characteristics
Average age ± DE (years)57.7±9.7
Average time of disease progression (years)11.57±5.86
Immunology
 RF positive/CCP positive (%)87
 RF positive/CCP negative (%)4.3
 RF negative/CCP negative (%)8.7
Treatment with DMARDs (%)60.9 (methotrexate 65.2%)
Biological treatment (optimization) (%)100
Optimization average time (months)9.6±4.26
B. Clinical and functional characteristics
VAS48.26±24.80
VGM18.48±15.62
VGP45.22±24.65
Joints painfull (number)2.62±2.85
Joints swelling (number)2.65±2.82
ESR10.74±6.78
CRP3.37±7.32
HAQ1.184±0.682
CDAI usual rheumatologist3.2±3.04
CDAI blind rheumatologist11.56±8.11