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Table 3 Comparison of the demographic and laboratory characteristics of control subjects and RA patients

From: Circulating CTRP5 in rheumatoid arthritis: an exploratory biomarker study

Variables

Controls

n = 22

RA patients

n = 46

p values

Age, years

50.32 ± 11.98

55.93 ± 10.14

0.0636

BMI, kg/m2

25.35 ± 2.669

27.95 ± 2.998

0.0004*

CRP, mg/dl

1.074 ± 0.6841

9.718 ± 10.28

0.0057*

ESR, mm/h

5.667 ± 2.777

27.27 ± 21.45

< 0.0001*

TG, mg/dl

115.5 ± 40.91

116.0 ± 56.96

0.9733

WBC, × 109/L

6.214 ± 0.7754

7.690 ± 2.025

0.0133*

  1. Results are displayed as mean ± SD. The t-test and Mann–Whitney U test were used, and a p-value of < 0.05 was considered significant (*). BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; TG: triglycerides; WBC: white blood cell
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BMC Rheumatology

ISSN: 2520-1026

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