Baseline characteristics of 112 female patients with RA stratified by ever pregnancy and ever OC use (combined before and during RA). Results are given as means (SD)
| Parity ever | OC use ever | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| DAS, disease activity scale; RF, rheumatoid factor; SHS, Sharp score modification van der Heijde; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire. | ||||
| *p<0.02, Mann-Whitney. | ||||
| Number of patients | 21 | 91 | 33 | 79 |
| Age | 39 (9.4) | 38 (8.3) | 40 (7.9)* | 36 (8.2) |
| Duration symptoms | 1 (2.7) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (3.0) |
| DAS | 3.0 (1.5) | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.9) | 2.9 (1.3) |
| RF positive (%) | 71 | 68 | 69 | 68 |
| SHS | 0 (8.7) | 0 (5.5) | 0 (4.8) | 0 (6.0) |
| HAQ | 0.88 (1.5) | 0.63 (1.1) | 0.62 (1.2) | 0.63 (1.1) |