Table 2

Frequency of specific symptoms and fatigue in 49 BRASS patients with high PGAs yet low tender and swollen 28-joint counts

TJC=0 or 1TJC=0
N=35
TJC=1
N=14
Pain in joints excluded from the 28-joint joint count including TJC 0 and 1 (n=49)
 Left ankle pain (%)19 (38.8)12 (34.3)7 (50)
 Right ankle pain (%)18 (36.7)11 (31.4)7 (50)
 Left foot/toes (%)22 (44.9)16 (45.7)6 (42.9)
 Right foot/toes (%)24 (49)17 (48.6)7 (50)
 Left hip pain (%)21 (42.9)16 (45.7)5 (35.7)
 Right hip pain (%)19 (38.8)14 (40)5 (35.7)
 Neck pain (%)16 (32.7)10 (28.6)6 (42.9)
Pain in joints included in the 28-joint joint count including TJC 0 and 1
 Left elbow03 (21.4%)
 First left MCP joint01 (7.1%)
 Left wrist01 (7.1%)
 Right wrist04 (28.6%
 Right knee04 (28.6%)
 Right shoulder01 (7.1%)
Pain or other symptoms probably unrelated to active RA
 Low back pain (%)22 (44.9)
 Headache (%)6 (12.2)
 Current fibromyalgia (%)0 (0)
  • MCP, metacarpophalangeal; PGA, patient global assessment; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; TJC, tender joint count.