Table 1: Baseline characteristics.
| Baseline Characteristics (N=319) |
Mean ± SD or Count (Percentage) |
| Age (years) |
N= 291a
|
44.14 ± 9.85 |
| Weight (kg) |
N= 291b
|
82.51 ± 15.86 |
| Height (cm) |
N= 291c
|
164.33 ± 6.06 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
N= 220d
|
30.56 ± 6.66 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) |
N= 302e
|
81.01 ± 10.09 |
| Temperature (oC) |
N= 300f
|
37.13 ± 2.10 |
| SBP (mmHg) |
N= 305g
|
122.53 ± 13.63 |
| DBP (mmHg) |
N= 304h
|
78.41 ± 9.15 |
| Gender |
N= 305i
|
- |
| • Male |
- |
45 (15.10%) |
| • Female |
- |
259 (84.90%) |
| Marital status |
N= 305j
|
- |
| • Currently married |
- |
255 (83.30%) |
| • Widowed |
- |
20 (6.50%) |
| • Single |
- |
26 (8.50%) |
| • Divorced |
- |
4 (1.30%) |
| Education level |
N= 302k
|
- |
| • University/ Higher |
- |
123 (40.70%) |
| • Secondary |
- |
104 (34.40%) |
| • Basic/Primary |
- |
53 (17.50%) |
| • Illiterate |
- |
22 (7.30%) |
| Employment |
N= 303l
|
- |
| • Employed |
- |
111 (36.60%) |
| • Unemployed |
- |
191 (63.00%) |
| • Retired |
- |
1 (0.30%) |
| Is it due to RA leading to the work disability?
|
| o
Yes |
-
|
9 (5.50%) |
| o
No |
-
|
154 (94.00%) |
| Residence |
N= 304m
|
- |
| • Rural |
- |
108 (35.50%) |
| • Urban |
- |
196 (64.50%) |
| Physical examination outcome |
N= 300n
|
- |
| • Normal |
- |
268 (89.30%) |
| • Abnormal |
- |
32 (10.70%) |
| Clinically significant?
|
| o
Yes |
-
|
24 (75.00%) |
| o
No |
-
|
7 (21.88%) |
| Smoking status |
N= 305p
|
- |
| • Never smoked |
- |
281 (92.10%) |
| • Current smoker |
- |
18 (5.90%) |
| • Former smoker |
- |
6 (2.00%) |
| Duration of smoking (years) |
N= 23q |
17.22 ± 9.27 |
| Tobacco consumption (cigarettes/ day) |
N= 23r |
18.91 ± 8.88 |
| Alcohol consumption |
N= 305s
|
- |
| • Yes |
- |
0 (0%) |
| • No |
- |
305 (100%) |
Missing patients:
a, b, c: 28 patients, d: 99 patients, e, k: 17 patients, f, n: 19 patients, g, i, j, p, s: 14 patients, h, m: 15 patients, l: 16 patients.