Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients included in the RAID and the Rainbow studies
| RAID study (n=563) | Rainbow study (n=108) | |
| Age, years | 55.8 (13.3) | 53.6 (12.9) |
| Women, n (%) | 440 (78.2) | 81 (75.0) |
| Disease duration | 12.6 (10.5) | 8.0 (6.8) |
| DAS28(3 v)-ESR | 2.8 (1.2) | 5.1 (0.8) |
| Swollen joint count (0–28) | 3.9 (4.8) | 8.6 (4.1) |
| Tender joint count (0–28) | 5.5 (6.1) | 10.7 (5.8) |
Values are mean (SD) unless stated otherwise.
DAS28(3v)-ESR, Disease Activity Score-3 variables-erythrocyte sedimentation rate.