From: Balance and prospective falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Variables | Responder n = 238 | ||||
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Non-Fallers | Fallers | ||||
n | mean (± SD) | n | mean (± SD) | p-value1 | |
Clinical characteristics | |||||
Age | 190 | 59.2 (± 11.9) | 48 | 63.7 (± 9.5) | 0.016 |
Females | 147 | 58.4 (± 11.9) | 40 | 63.6 (± 9.9) | 0.013 |
Females, n, (%) | 190 | 147 (77.4) | 48 | 40 (83.3) | 0.368 |
Height (m) | 190 | 1.67 (± 0.08) | 48 | 1.64 (± 0.07) | 0.017 |
Weight (kg) | 190 | 77.3 (± 14.0) | 48 | 73.1 (± 12.0) | 0.059 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 190 | 27.1 (± 4.5) | 48 | 26.5 (± 4.0) | 0.401 |
RA disease duration (y)a | 190 | 9.0 (4.0–16.0) | 48 | 11.0 (5.0–19.7) | 0.33 |
DAS28CRP (score)a | 189 | 2.07 (1.62–2.85) | 45 | 2.33 (1.69–3.25) | 0.161 |
Low disease activity ≤ 3.2, n, (%) | 154 (81.1) | 33 (66.8) | 0.229 | ||
Moderate disease activity 3.2 ≤ 5.1, n, (%) | 34 (17.9) | 12 (25.0) | |||
High disease activity > 5.1, n, (%) | 1 (0.5) | 0 |