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Table 1 Characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis patients seen in the San Francisco VA rheumatology clinic during study period

From: Implementation of disease activity measurement for rheumatoid arthritis patients in an academic rheumatology clinic

Characteristics

Rheumatoid arthritis patients

N = 107

Age, mean (SD)

67 (10)

Male, N (%)

93 (87 %)

Seropositive,a N (%) [N = 103]

81 (79 %)

Medications at end of study period, N (%)

 

 Methotrexate

60 (56 %)

 Prednisone

42 (39 %)

 Biologic

38 (35 %)

  1. aRheumatoid factor or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positive at any point, among patients tested