| Descriptive |
Patients |
Controls |
Significance (P-value) |
| |
Number (%) |
Number (%) |
|
| Total |
70 (100%) |
50 (100%) |
>0.05 |
| RA |
30 |
|
| SLE |
30 |
|
| AS |
10 |
|
Gender |
| Females |
43 (61.4%) |
25 (50%) |
>0.05 |
| Males |
27 (38.6%) |
25 (50%) |
| Smoking History |
| Smoker |
19 (27.1%) |
30 (60%) |
>0.05 |
| Non-smoker |
51 (72.9%) |
20 (40%) |
Age (years) |
| Range |
14-70 |
17-61 |
>0.05 |
| Mean ± SD |
39.64 ±12.67 |
40.05 ± 13.25 |
ESR |
| Range |
8-95 mm/hour |
8-41 mm/hour |
0.001* |
| Mean ± SD |
49.81 ± 22.34 |
24.05±10.38 |
Disease Status |
| Active |
27 (38.6) |
- |
- |
| Inactive |
43 (61.4) |
|
