TJC minus SJC ≥7 (TJC criteria) | TJC minus SJC <7 | P | TP ≥11 (ACR 1990 criteria) | TP <11 | P | Fulfil both ACR 1990 and TJC criteria | Do not meet both TJC and ACR criteria | P | |
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n = 26 | n = 21 | n = 19 | n = 28 | n = 17 | n = 30 | ||||
Age (SD) | 57 | 66 | 57 | 63 | 57 | 63 | |||
Sex F (%) | 22 (85) | 16 (76) | 16 (84) | 22 (79) | 15 (88) | 24 (80) | |||
RFa (%) | 16 (62) | 17 (81) | 10 (53) | 23 (82) | 9 (53) | 24 (80) | |||
DAS28 (SD) | 4.99 (0.97) | 4.03 (1.00) | 0.002 | 5.23 (0.75) | 4.11 (1.00) | <0.001 | 5.27 (0.68) | 4.16 (1.07) | <0.001 |
TJ (SD) | 15.15 (5.21) | 5.24 (4.17) | <0.001 | 15.663 (5.84) | 7.39 (5.40) | <0.001 | 16.47 (5.52) | 7.47 (5.26) | 0.002 |
SJ (SD) | 1.50 (1.99) | 3.52 (3.82) | 0.67 | 1.84 (2.29) | 2.79 (3.51) | 0.44 | 1.71 (2.14) | 2.80 (3.48) | 0.457 |
ESR (SD) | 18.96 (14.79) | 20.67 (18.53) | 0.94 | 20.53 (14.44) | 19.18 (17.84) | 0.38 | 18.35 (10.99) | 20.50 (18.92) | 0.157 |
PG (SD) | 56.42 (18.45) | 47.76 (20.82) | 0.13 | 57.05 (18.31) | 49.50 (20.52) | 0.23 | 59.65 (17.50) | 48.53 (20.18) | 0.487 |