Table 1

Demographic and disease characteristics of study subjects at first clinic visit

Disease characteristicsPatients included in study of hand jointsPatients included in study of foot joints
Total no of patients511552
Men/women286/225310/242
Age, years, median (range)41 (14–86)41 (14–79)
Duration of psoriasis, years, median (range)10.6 (0–69.7)10.4 (0–60.4)
Duration of psoriatic arthritis, years, median (range)2.9 (0–47.3)3.2 (0–47.3)
No of actively inflamed hand/foot joints, median (range)2 (0–30)2 (0–22)
No of swollen hand/foot joints, median (range)0 (0–23)0 (0–17)