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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients in the discontinuation group

From: Fatigue is associated with disease activity in some, but not all, patients living with rheumatoid arthritis: disentangling “between-person” and “within-person” associations

Characteristic

N = 531

Female sex, n (%)

362 (68.2)

Age, mean (SD) years

60.0 (11.8)

Disease duration, mean (SD) years

12.0 (8.8)

RF positive, n (%)

328 (67.5)

Anti-CCP positive, n (%)

332 (68.3)

Erosive disease, n (%)

305 (62.8)

DAS28-ESR, mean (SD)

1.98 (0.76)

ESR, median (IQR)

0 (5–18)

CRP, median (IQR)

2 (1–5)

TJC, median (IQR)

0 (0–0)

SJC, median (IQR)

0 (0–0)

VAS-GH

18.9 (19.2)

BRAF-NRS Severity, mean (SD)

3.7 (2.4)

  1. RF rheumatoid factor; anti-CCP anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide; DAS28-ESR disease activity score in 28 joints including the erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP C-reactive protein; TJC tender joint count; SJC swollen joint count; VAS-GH patient-reported assessment of General Health on a 100-mm visual analog scale; BRAF-NRS Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue-numeric rating scale