Table 1 Characteristics of the population at the baseline evaluation
Variables | Population |
|---|---|
N = 149 | |
Demographic | |
Females, N° (%) | 132 (88.6%) |
Age at baseline, years, mean ± SD | 38.5 ± 12.8 |
Years of education, mean ± SD | 11 ± 3.9 |
Marital status of the patients, N° (% of the patients) | |
Married | 72 (48.3) |
Single | 60 (40.3) |
Separated/divorced/widow | 17 (11.4) |
Occupation of the patients, N° (% ) | |
Formal occupation | 56 (37.6) |
Housewife | 54 (36.2) |
Willing to work | 20 (13.4) |
Students | 12 (8.1) |
Informal occupation | 7 (4.7) |
% of health expenditures with government coverage | |
N° (%) of patients with 90% coverage | 3 (2) |
N° (%) of patients with 80% coverage | 25 (16.8) |
N° (%) of patients with 70% coverage | 104 (69.8) |
N° (%) of patients with 60% coverage | 17 (11.4) |
Disease specific autoantibodies | |
N° (%) of patients with Rheumatoid Factor | 117 (78.5) |
N° (%) of patients with antibodies to cyclic citrullinated proteins | 117 (78.5) |
Disease characteristics, median (range) | |
Disease duration, months | 5 (3.2-6.8) |
Disease Activity Score, 28 joints evaluated | 6 (5.1-7.1) |
Health Assessment Questionnaire | 1.5 (0.9-2.1) |
N∘ (%) patients with ≥ 1comorbidity | 88 (59.1) |
Median (range) of comorbidity/patient | 1 (0–1) |