Table 1 Participant characteristics according to Rheumatoid Arthritis status.

Characteristic

RA n = 52

Control n = 30

p-value

Age, years

49.3±14.1

46.7±11.4

0.39

Female gender; n (%)

34 (65)

15 (50)

0.18

Body surface area, m²

1.87±0.22

1.9±0.21

0.43

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

124±17

125±16

0.80

Pulse pressure, mmHg

54±13

53±13

0.68

ESR, mm/h, median (IQR)

31.5 (34)

-

-

CRP, mg/L, median (IQR)

6.4 (34)

-

-

ACPA, n (%)

44 (85)

-

-

RF, n (%)

41 (79)

-

-

DAS28

5.8±1.7

-

-