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Table 2 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics for the influenza vaccination population

From: Antibody response to pneumococcal and influenza vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving abatacept

Characteristic

Influenza vaccine population (N = 191)

Age

 Mean (SD), years

44.9 (12.6)

Sex

 Women, n (%)

172 (90.1)

 Men, n (%)

19 (9.9)

Race

 White, n (%)

188 (98.4)

 Black/African American, n (%)

2 (1.0)

 Other, n (%)

1 (0.5)

Region

 South America, n (%)

156 (81.7)

 North America, n (%)

35 (18.3)

Weight

 Mean (SD), kg

68.4 (17.3)

Duration of abatacept exposure during main study

 Mean (SD), months

37.6 (2.9)

Tender joint count/28

 Mean (SD)

30.7 (14.4)

Swollen joint count/28

 Mean (SD)

20.3 (8.0)

Patient pain

 100-mm VAS, mean (SD)

65.5 (22.2)

HAQ-DI

 Mean (SD)

1.7 (0.6)

C-reactive protein,

 Mean (SD), mg/dL

2.4 (2.7)

Patient global assessment

 100-mm VAS, mean (SD)

64.7 (21.5)

Physician global assessment, 100-mm VAS

 100-mm VAS, mean (SD)

60.3 (17.9)

DAS28 (C-reactive protein)

 Mean (SD)

6.3 (0.8)

Concomitant methotrexate

  n (%)

186 (97.4)

  1. DAS28 Disease Activity Score 28, HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, SD standard deviation, VAS visual analog scale