Descriptive data and mortality data for the rheumatoid arthritis cohort
| Descriptive data | Women (n = 729) | Men (n = 281) | Total (n = 1010) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%). | |||
| †Date of birth not known for two patients in the cohort. | |||
| ‡Mortality data not available for 31 patients. | |||
| RF−/RF+, rheumatoid factor negative/positive. | |||
| †Age at presentation (years) | 60.4 (49.8 to 69.9) | 60.3 (51.7 to 68.3) | 60.4 (50.4 to 69.6) |
| †Age (RF−) (years) | 62.5 (49.9 to 71.9) | 63.8 (55.1 to 72.9) | 63.1 (51.6 to 72.5) |
| †Age (RF+) (years) | 59.8 (49.8 to 69.3) | 59.6 (50.3 to 67.0) | 59.7 (49.9 to 68.8) |
| RF+ at time of diagnosis | 542 (74.3%) | 229 (81.8%) | 772 (76.4%) |
| RF− at time of diagnosis | 187 (25.7%) | 52 (18.2%) | 238 (23.6%) |
| ‡Cause of death | Women (n = 711) | Men (n = 268) | Total (n = 979) |
| Cardiovascular | 158 (22.2%) | 62 (23.1%) | 220 (22.5%) |
| Respiratory | 51 (7.2%) | 26 (9.7%) | 77 (7.9%) |
| Neoplastic | 52 (7.3%) | 36 (13.4%) | 88 (9.0%) |
| Other mortality | 67 (9.4%) | 18 (6.7%) | 85 (8.7%) |
| Total mortality | 328 (46.1%) | 142 (53.0%) | 470 (48.0%) |