Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

N= 795
Age, mean SD52.44 (±12.99)
Sex, n (%)
 Female734
 Male61
Methotrexate (mg/week)
Average Dose19.94
Median Dose20
Intramuscular79 (9.93%)
Subcutaneous113 (14.21%)
Oral603 (75.84%)
Disease Activity according to DAS28 ESR, n (%)
Remission343 (42.3)
Low activity101 (12.5)
Moderate activity292 (36.0)
High activity59 (7.3)
Adherence classification according to prescribed doses taken, n (%)
Absent (<25%)20 (2.5%)
Poor (25-49%)19 (2.3%)
Regular (50-74%)55 (6.8%)
Adequate (>75%)701 (86.5%)