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Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and immunologic features of 155 chinese patients with RA

From: The influences of perfluoroalkyl substances on the rheumatoid arthritis clinic

Variables at protocol*

n = 155

Gender, male, n(%)

43 (27.74)

BMI, mean (S.D.), kg/m2

22.1 ± 3.4

Age at onset, mean (S.D.), years

45 ± 12

Disease duration, mean (S.D.), years

12 ± 2

DAS28, n(%)

 

 < 2.6

33(21.3)

 2.6 ~ 3.2

44(28.4)

 3.2 ~ 5.1

56(36.1)

 > 5.1

22(14.2)

Cytopenia

 

 Anemia (Hb < 110 g/l),n (%)

69(44.52)

 Leucopenia (< 4 × 109/L), n (%)

12 (7.74)

 Thrombocytopenia (< 100 × 109/L), n (%)

0(0)

 Lymphopenia (< 0.8 × 109/L), n (%)

13 (8.39)

 High ALT (> 50 U/L), n (%)

0(0)

 High AST (> 35 U/L), n (%)

6(3.87)

 High TBlL (> 21 umol/L), n (%)

0(0)

 High ALP (> 125 U/L), n (%)

14(9.03)

 High GGT (> 60 U/L), n (%)

20(12.9)

 High Cr (> 104 umol/L), n (%)

0(0)

 Interstitial lung disease, n (%)

27(17.42)

Anti-CCP antibody positive, n (%) 143 (92.26)

 

 RF positive, n (%)

118(76.13)

 ILD, n (%)

27(17.4)

  1. *Mean (M) ± standard deviation (S.D) was used to describe the measurement data, and percentage was used to describe the counting data
  2. RA rheumatoid arthritis, HCs healthy controls, BMI body mass index, DAS28 disease activity score in 28 joints based on c reactive protein, Hb hemoglobin, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate amino transferase, TBIL total bilirubin, GGT gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, Cr creatinine, Anti-CCP anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide, RF rheumatoid factor, ILD interstitial lung disease