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Table 1 Demographic data for the 65 persons with rheumatoid arthritis

From: Seasonal variations in fatigue in persons with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study

Variable

mean ± SD median (max;min)

n (%)

Age (years)

54 ± 9.9

 

56 (23;66)

Sex, female

 

48 (74 %)

Disease duration (years)

15 ± 9.6

 

12 (4;45)

DAS-28 (score)

3.7 ± 1.4

 

3.8 (0.8;6.9)

Tender joints (n)

6.7 ± 6.3

 

5 (0;27)

Swollen joints (n)

3.9 ± 4.1

 

3 (0;21)

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm)

10.9 ± 10.2

 

7 (2;53)

Global, VAS 0–100 (mm)

36 ± 22.7

 

32 (1;83)

Pain, VAS 0–100 (mm)

38 ± 25.5

 

34 (0;100)

HAQ (score)

0.6 ± 0.6

 

0.6 (0;2.4)

Medication

  
 

No DMARD

 

8 (12 %)

 

Conventional synthetic DMARD

57 (88 %)

 

Biological DMARD

 

15 (23 %)

 

Corticosteroids

 

7 (11 %)

Work status

  
 

Working or studying (full-time or part-time)

41 (63 %)

 

Unemployed

 

7 (11 %)

 

Retired

 

6 (9 %)

 

Disability benefits (full-time or part-time)

24 (37 %)

 

Parent’s allowance

2 (3 %)

  1. n number, VAS visual analogue scale, DAS Disease Activity Score, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, DMARD disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug