Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients
Variable | Frequency (%) N = 285 Or Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
Patient self-reported disease activity | Inactive | 124 (43.5) |
Low to moderate | 98 (34.4) | |
High | 61 (21.4) | |
Status of treatment | Regular treatment | 239 (83.9) |
Non formal treatment | 46 (16.1) | |
Duration of disease (years) | 9.06 ± 8.21 | |
Duration of the disease | < 1 | 9 (3.2) |
1–3 years | 73 (25.6) | |
4–5 years | 52 (18.2) | |
> 5 years | 150 (52.6) | |
Comorbidities | Hypertension | 97 (34%) |
Diabetes | 52 (18.2%) | |
Heart burn | 25 (8.8%) | |
Constipation | 24 (8.4) | |
Disk displacement | 23 (8.1%) | |
Irritable bowel disease | 21 (7.4%) | |
Eye dryness | 18 (6.3%) | |
Cholecystectomy | 16 (5.6%) | |
Osteoporosis | 12 (4.2%) | |
Total number of Comorbid diseases | 1.65 ± 1.78 | |
Total number of comorbid diseases | Zero | 91 (31.9) |
One Comorbid Disease | 69 (24.2) | |
Two Comorbid Disease | 53 (18.6) | |
Three Comorbid Disease | 37 (13) | |
≥ 4 Comorbid Disease | 35 (12.3) | |
Total number of medications | 6.54 ± 3.44 | |
Total number of medications | 1–3 medications | 41 (14.4) |
4–6 medications | 122 (42.8) | |
≥ 7 | 122 (42.8) | |
Total number of RA medications | 2.03 ± 0.853 | |