| Groups |
Number |
Male/Female |
Age (years) |
| Range |
Mean ± SD |
| I (Low) |
14 (14%) |
3/11 |
19 – 59 |
36.4 ± 12.3 |
| II (Mod) |
48 (48%) |
8/40 |
20 – 66 |
41.8 ± 14.9 |
| III (High) |
38 (38%) |
8/30 |
34 – 70 |
48.5 ± 11.5 |
Patients were classified as having active or inactive disease on the basis of the DAS28;
14 patients had low active disease with a DAS28 <3.2, while 48 had moderately active disease (3.2< DAS28 <5.1) and 38 patients had high activity disease with a DAS28 >5.1 |
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