Table 2 Disease characteristics of subjects with IP at baseline
From: Influence of Inflammatory Polyarthritis on Quantitative Heel Ultrasound Measurements
Variable | Men N = 52 | Women N = 87 |
|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Duration of arthritis* (years) | 4.8 (2.9) | 5.6 (2.8) |
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |
Number of swollen joints | 2.0 (1.0, 8.0) | 5.0 (2.0, 11.0) |
Number of tender joints | 5.0 (2.0, 8.5) | 6.0 (2.0, 15.0) |
Number of both swollen and tender joints | 1.0 (0.0, 3.5) | 2.0 (0.0, 5.0) |
Larsen score1 | 27.5 (13.0,31.0) | 11.0 (1.0, 21.0) |
HAQ score (0–3) | 0.5 (0.1, 1.1) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.3) |
% | % | |
Rheumatoid factor + ve | 39.1 | 33.8 |
Erosions1 | 75.0 | 56.5 |
Satisfied ARA RA criteria (4/7 definition) | 22.9 | 45.8 |
Satisfied ARA RA criteria (tree definition) | 41.7 | 60.2 |
Steroid use for at least 3 months | 5.8 | 17.2 |