Characteristic | Mean (SD) |
---|---|
No. of participants | 200 |
Sex (% women, men) | 58.5, 41.5 |
Age, yrs | 51.05 (14.08) |
Disease duration, yrs | 11.21 (7.88) |
Interval between visits, mo | 8.28 (5.94) |
Medication use (% using) | |
Prednisone | 4.0 |
DMARD | 64.0 |
Biologics | 18.5 |
Improvement between visits (%) | |
Much better | 11.0 |
Better | 17.5 |
Same | 44.5 |
Worse | 25.0 |
Much worse | 2.0 |
DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.