Characteristics of the study population
| RA (n=146) | |
| Age (years) | 57±14 |
| Female (%) | 80.1 |
| ThermoJIS | 5±2.5 |
| TJC28 | 1 (0, 4) |
| SJC28 | 0 (0, 3) |
| PGA | 5 (2, 7) |
| EGA | 3 (1, 5) |
| ESR (mm/hour) | 19 (10, 34) |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.24 (0.1, 0.76) |
| DAS28-CRP | 3.1±1.4 |
| CDAI | 12.7±10.6 |
| SDAI | 13.4±11.1 |
| GS sum score | 3 (0,8) |
| PD sum score | 1 (0,4) |
| SJC28>0 (%) | 48 |
| Active synovitis (%) | 53 |
Distributions are presented as mean±SD or median (IQR).
CDAI, Clinical Disease Activity Index; CRP, C reactive protein; DAS28, 28-joint Disease Activity Score; EGA, Evaluator Global Assessment; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GS, grey-scale synovial hypertrophy; PD, power Doppler; PGA, Patient Global Assessment; SDAI, Simplified Disease Activity Index; SJC28, swollen joints in standard 28-joints count; ThermoJIS, Thermographic Joint Inflammation Score; TJC28, tender joints in standard 28-joints count.