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Table 2 Demographics and patient reported outcomes in four surveys of RF positive patients in the Malmö RA population, by sex

From: Changes and sex differences in patient reported outcomes in rheumatoid factor positive RA–results from a community based study

 

1997

 

2002

 

2005

 

2009

 
 

WOMEN

MEN

WOMEN

MEN

WOMEN

MEN

WOMEN

MEN

N

497

171

321

117

362

148

326

120

Age

62.0

61.8

64.0

63.6

62.8

63.2

63.8

63.7

Mean (SD)

(14.2)

(13.7)

(14.0)

(12.6)

(14.8)

(12.9)

(13.9)

(12.3)

HAQ

1.4

1.0

1.1

0.6

1.0

0.5

1.0

0.4

Median (IQR)

(0.6-2.0)

(0.1-1.3)

(0.6-1.8)

(0.1-1.4)

(0.5-1.6)

(0.0-1.0)

(0.5-1.6)

(0.0-1.1)

VAS pain

48.3

40.4

43.2

35.7

43.2

34.4

41.3

28.9

(45.3-51.4)

(35.3-45.6)

(40.4-45.9)

(31.3-40.0)

(40.6-45.8)

(30.2-38.5)

(38.4-44.1)

(24.6-33.1)

VAS global

46.4

40.5

41.6

35.6

43.8

36.6

39.3

31.3

(43.4-49.3)

(35.5-45.5)

(38.8-44.5)

(31.3-39.8)

(41.2-46.5)

(32.3-40.8)

(36.5-42.2)

(27.0-35.5)

SF-36 PCS

30.8

35.6

32.3

35.8

33.2

38.3

33.8

39.7

(29.7-32.0)

(33.5-37.7)

(31.1-33.6)

(33.7-38.0)

(32.0-34.4)

(36.3-40.3)

(32.4-35.1)

(37.5-41.9)

SF-36 MCS

44.8

46.9

46.5

47.5

47.1

50.0

46.4

49.2

(43.2-46.4)

(44.4-49.4)

(44.8-48.1)

(45.1-49.9)

(45.7-48.5)

(47.9-57.1)

(45.0-47.9)

(46.9-51.5)

  1. All values are means (95% CI) unless otherwise noted.
  2. PCS = Physical component score.
  3. MCS = Mental component score.