Characteristics | Median value (range) |
---|---|
Age (years) | |
Sex | 56 (19–83 years) |
Men | 18 (27.7%)* |
Women | 47 (72.3%)* |
Disease activity | |
Number of tender joints among 28 joints for each patient | 4 (1–20) |
Number of swollen joints among 28 joints for each patient | 2 (1–14) |
Serum ESR level (mm/h) | 14 (2–120) |
Patient global assessment | 45 (20–90) |
DAS28-ESR | 4.02 (1.61–6.90) |
Bone scintigraphy | |
Joint uptake ratio | 1.14 (0.10–7.46) |
Summed joint uptake ratio of 28 joints | 35.70 (18.19–50.53) |