Table 1 Characteristics of the RA patients (n = 378)
Characteristics | n (%) or Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 55.71 ± 13.61 |
Gender, female | 291 (77.0) |
Education level, high school and more | 127 (33.6) |
Marital status, married | 308 (81.5) |
Income-expenditure level, equal | 223 (59.0) |
Family type, nuclear | 284 (75.1) |
Disease duration (years) | 12.61 ± 8.61 |
Comorbidities, yes | 219 (57.9) |
Smoking, yes | 143 (37.8) |
DAS28 score | 2.50 ± 0.94 |
Deformities, yes | 125 (33.1) |
Extra-articular involvement, yes | 26 (6.9) |