Characteristics | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
---|---|
Demographic | |
Age, yrs | 38.0 (12.2) |
Male | 46 (75.4) |
Postsecondary education | 42 (70.0) |
Employed | 41 (68.3) |
Disease-related | |
Disease duration, yrs | 15.0 (10.7) |
Disease location | |
Axial | 32 (52.5) |
Peripheral | 4 (6.6) |
Axial and peripheral | 21 (34.4) |
Remission | 4 (6.6) |
American College of Rheumatology functional Class* | |
I | 14 (23.3) |
II | 44 (73.3) |
III | 2 (3.3) |
IV | 0 (0.0) |
Bath AS Disease Activity Index | 4.3 (2.8) |
Bath AS Metrology Index | 2.7 (2.5) |
Bath AS Functional Index | 3.6 (2.8) |
Total back pain score | 4.4 (3.0) |
Nocturnal back pain score | 4.1 (3.1) |
Primary pharmacological management | |
None | 5 (8.2) |
Anti-TNF agent | 37 (60.7) |
NSAID | 17 (27.9) |
Other (including DMARD, prednisone) | 2 (3.28) |
↵* American College of Rheumatology Classification of Global Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Class I: completely able to perform usual activities of daily living (self-care, vocational, and avocational); Class II: able to perform usual self-care and vocational activities, but limited in avocational activities; Class III: able to perform usual self-care activities, but limited in vocational and avocational activities; Class IV: Limited in ability to perform usual self-care, vocational, and avocational activities. TNF: tumor necrosis factor; NSAID: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.