Characteristics | Rheumatoid arthritis | p-value | |
Present | Absent |
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Age (mean ± SD), Years | 51.0 ± 14.8 | 51.2 ± 15.3 | 0.916 |
Sex |
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-Females N (%) | 39 (78) | 39 (76.5) | 0.855 |
-Males N (%) | 11 (22) | 12 (23.5) |
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Duration* (mean ± SD), Years | 9.84 ± 7.97 | NA |
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Comorbidity, N (%) | 34 (68) | NA |
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-Infections | 29 (58) |
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-PUD | 16 (32) |
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-Osteoarthris | 1 (2) |
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-Asthma | 1 (2) |
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-Cancer | 1 (2) |
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-Depression | 1 (2) |
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-Parkinson’s disease | 1 (2) |
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Treatment of RA, N (%) |
| NA |
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-Symptomatic treatment |
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Corticosteroids | 26 (52) |
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NSAIDs | 2 (4) |
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-Specific treatment |
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MTX | 24 (48) |
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HCQ | 5 (10) |
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AZT | 2 (4) |
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SSZ | 1 (2) |
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LEF | 1 (2) |
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-Without treatment | 18 (36) |
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