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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the responder sample at baseline

From: Balance and prospective falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Variables

Responder n = 238

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

  1. 1p-value of unpaired t-test or Mann–Whitney-U-Test or Chi2-test, bold values significant difference between fallers and non-fallers
  2. aData are presented as median (interquartile range)