RA group
Age [years] 56.6 (3.6)
Body mass [kg] 69.6 (11.7)
Body height [cm] 159.9 (4.6)
BMI [kg/m2] 27.2 (4.6)
Waist circumference [cm] 89.4 (11.3)
Menopause [years] 50.0 (49.0-53.0)
Disease duration [years] 11.3 (7.27)
DAS28 5.13 (1.03)
Rheumatoid Factor positive n (%) 26 (74)
ESR [mm/h] 30.0 (15.0-52.0)
hsCRP [mg/l] 12.0 (8.0-28.0)
Interleukin 6 [pg/ml] 8.51 (5.0-16.1)
Resistin [ng/ml] 16.29 (11.17-25.10)
Osteocalcin [ng/ml] 2.74 (1.95)
Glucose [mmol/l] 4.96 (0.73)
Insulin [mIU/ml] 10.00 (7.88-13.39)
HOMA-IR 2.23 (1.64-2.75)
IGF-1 [mg/ml] 165.76 (36.00)
IGFBP-3 [mg/ml] 3894.29 (631.86)
IGF-1/IGFBP-3 0.04 (0.01)
Current treatment  
DMARDs n (%) 35 (100)
Prednisolone n (%) 21 (60)
Prednisolone [mg/daily] 6.3 (2.5)
Results are expressed as mean (SD) for normally distributed variables and as median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed variables; BMI, body mass index; DAS28, disease activity score; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR,, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor-1; IGFBP-3, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3; DMARDs, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Table 1: Clinical and biochemical characteristics women with RA.