Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study patients
From: Serum IGF-1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with disease activity
Characteristics | Patients (n = 80) |
|---|---|
Age, years | 59.1 ± 9.6 |
Gender, male:female | 18:62 |
Rheumatoid factor (positive) | 69 (86.3) |
Anti-CCP antibody (positive) | 67 (83.8) |
ESR, mm/h | 51.8 ± 32.3 |
CRP, mg/L | 15.4 ± 22.9 |
Pain (VAS), mm | 3.5 ± 2.7 |
Tender joint count | 4.8 ± 5.2 |
Swollen joint count | 5.7 ± 6.0 |
DAS28-ESR | 4.7 ± 1.9 |
DAS28-CRP | 3.8 ± 1.8 |
IGF-1, pg/ml | 286.2 ± 264.5 |
IGFBP-3, pg/ml | 5581.1 ± 1172.5 |
TNF-α, pg/ml IL-1, pg/ml IL-6, pg/ml | 38.2 ± 113.75 6.4 ± 16.40 17.2 ± 30.97 |