Parameter

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

(No. = 51)

Controls

(No. = 45)

Gender

Males (%)

Females (%)

22 (43.1)

29 (56.9)

15 (33.3)

30 (66.7)

Age (Years; Mean ± SEM)

Total

Males

Females

44.9 ± 1.5

44.4 ± 2.6

45.3 ± 1.8

41.3 ± 1.3

45.6 ± 2.1

39.2 ± 1.5

Duration of Disease (%)

<5 years

5 - 10 years

>10 years

Total

14 (27.5)

26 (51.0)

11 (21.5)

Males

6 (27.3)

9 (40.9)

7 (31.8)

Females

8 (27.6)

17 (58.6)

4 (13.8)

-

DAS-28 (%)

Low 2 (3.9)

Medium 29 (56.9)

High 20 (39.2)

-

ACCP Antibody

Positivity (%)

Weak

24 (47.1)

Moderate

8 (15.7)

Strong

19 (37.2)

Not tested

Rheumatoid Factors (%)

Positive 27 (52.9)

Negative 24 (47.1)

Not tested

C-reactive Protein (%)

Positive 33 (64.7)

Negative 18 (35.3)

Not tested