Table 1 Descriptive of all patients who answered the questionnaire in 2010 and 2017

N

950

950

Age

61 (13)

gender

Women, %

72

Smoking habits

Non smoker, %

42

42

Smoker, %

16

11

Previous smoker,

42

47

RF, %

66

Disease duration, years

8.7 (3.8)

BMI

25.9 (4.2)

25.9 (4.8)

BMI

< 18.5, %

1

1

18.5–24.9, %

44

45

25.0–29.9, %

41

38

≥30, %

14

15

Fulfilling MVPA, %

66

53

TJC

5.4 (6.3)

5.1 (6.4)

SJC

3.5 (5.1)

2.9 (4.8)

PatGA NRS (0–10)

2.9 (2.3)

3.0 (2.4)

Pain NRS (0–10)

3.3 (2.5)

3.4 (2.5)

Fatigue NRS (0–10)

4.1 (2.8)

4.1 (2.8)

HAQ

0.52 (0.55)

0.60 (0.62)

EQ 5D

0.74 (0.20)

0.72 (0.24)

Tender regions

4.3 (3.8)

3.9 (3.7)

Cardiovascular disease, %

41

50

Pulmonary disease, %

9

12

DMARD

No DMARD, %

17

24

cDMARD^a

54

43

bDMARD^a

26

27

Only corticosteroids^a

3

6