Table 1 The population’s clinical and demographic data (n = 30)
From: Non-contact meibography changes according to disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis cases
Low to moderate N = 22 | High activity N = 8 | P value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 43.27 | + | 9.94 | 46.5 | + | 8.28 | 0.65 | |
Duration of disease (years) | 7.6 | + | 3.8 | 9.1 | + | 4.2 | 0.77 | |
Number of swollen joints | 3 | + | 2 | 5 | + | 3 | 0.018 | |
Number of tender joints | 4 | + | 2 | 7 | + | 1 | 0.001 | |
DAS-28 | 4.1 | + | .7 | 5.4 | + | .2 | < 0.004 | |
Sex No. (%) | Female | 19 | 86.4% | 8 | 100% | 0.2 | ||
Male | 3 | 13.6% | 0 | 0% | ||||
ESR | 42 | + | 21 | 81 | + | 11 | < 0.003 | |
Anti-Ro | Negative | Negative | –––- | |||||
Anti-La | Negative | Negative | –––- | |||||
ALT | 19 | + | 7 | 19 | + | 7 | 0.87 | |
S. Creatinine | .807 | + | .133 | .825 | + | .139 | 0.75 | |
ANTI-CCP | 154.25 | + | 94.62 | 199.15 | + | 115.30 | 0.28 | |
CRP | positive | 17 | 77.3% | 6 | 75.0% | 0.89 | ||
negative | 5 | 22.7% | 2 | 25.0% | ||||
RF | Positive | 18 | 81.8% | 5 | 62.5% | 0.26 | ||
Negative | 4 | 18.2% | 3 | 37.5% | ||||