Control (n = 103) | Intervention (n = 103) | |
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Age (years): median (IQR) | 60 (51,68) | 58 (51,67) |
Sex: female (%) | 82 (80%) | 84 (82%) |
Diagnosis: | ||
RA | 89 (86%) | 87 (84%) |
UIA | 14 (14%) | 16 (16%) |
Hand dominance: | ||
Right (%) | 92 (89%) | 93 (90%) |
Left (%) | 9 (9%) | 3 (3%) |
Both (%) | 2 (2%) | 7 (7%) |
Living status: Alone (%) | 18 (17%) | 19 (18%) |
Living with children: yes (%) | 10 (10%) | 14 (14%) |
Employment status: | ||
Retired | 50 (49%) | 44 (43%) |
Due to ill health | 9 (9%) | 18 (17%) |
Other | 41 (40%) | 26 (25%) |
Full-time work | 24 (24%) | 21 (20%) |
Part-time work | 13 (13%) | 18 (17%) |
Homemaker | 9 (9%) | 6 (6%) |
Long-term sick | 2 (2%) | 7 (7%) |
Unemployed | 3 (3%) | 3 (3%) |
Self-employed | 1 (1%) | 3 (3%) |
Student | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) |
Missing | 1. (1%) | |
Symptom duration (months): | ||
Median (IQR) | 60 (24,168) | 72 (18,174) |
Diagnosis duration (months): | ||
Median (IQR) | 48 (10,144) | 51 (8,168) |
Medication regimen: | ||
0 DMARDs a | 10 | 11 |
1 DMARD | 51 | 56 |
2 or more DMARDs | 42 | 36 |
Biologics b | 15 | 18 |
Started new/ changed DMARD or biologic in previous 3 months c: yes (%) | 34 (33%) | 34 (33%) |