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Table 1 Demographics and disease activity variables in the questionnaire in 2010 ^a

Answered the 2010 postal questionnaire	n = 1,460
Age in years, mean (SD)	65 (13)
Percentage females	70
HAQ	0.50 (0–1.0)
VAS global, mm	30 (10–50)
VAS pain, mm	30 (10–50)
Number of swollen joints (of 28)	1 (0–5)
Number of tender joints (of 28)	3 (1–8)
EuroQol	0.73 (0.69–0.80)
Number of current DMARDs and biologics	1.0 (1.0–2.0)
Number of previous DMARDs and biologics	1.0 (1.0–2.0)
Current methotrexate, %	60
Current glucocorticoids, %	23
Smokers, %	17

^aUnless otherwise stated, data are median (interquartile range).
HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, VAS visual analog scale, DMARDs disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.

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