N

%

Functional class

Class I

16

16.0

Class II

40

40.0

Class III

34

34.0

Class IV

10

10.0

Total

100

100.0

Disease activity (DAS28 score categories)

Low disease activity (≤ 3.2)

15

15.0

Moderate disease activity (3.2 - 5.1)

39

39.0

High disease activity (>5.1)

46

46.0

Total

100

100.0

Duration of the disease in year-categories (quartiles)

First quartile (lowest) ≤ 2

25

25.0

Interquartile range (average) 2.1 - 12

50

50.0

Fourth quartile (highest) > 12

25

25.0

Total

100

100.0

Count of hospital admissions during the last year-categories

None

65

65.0

Once

15

15.0

2+

20

20.0

Total

100

100.0