Table 1 Baseline association of poor emotional responsiveness with the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Poor emotional responsivenessa | p b | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | ||
N = 252 | N = 208 | ||
Female | 91.7 | 84.1 | .013 |
Age, yrs, mean (SD) | 54.3 (9.7) | 58.4 (9.0) | <.001 |
Education, college or higher | 24.2 | 16.4 | .038 |
Duration, yrs, mean (SD) | 11.6 (9.7) | 11.1 (9.3) | .58 |
ACR class > =3 | 13.5 | 13.5 | .99 |
Joint stage > =3 | 62.7 | 71.6 | .043 |
Afflicted joints count, mean (SD) | 9.4 (8.2) | 10.6 (9.4) | .15 |
No. extra-articular complications > =1 | 22.6 | 25.0 | .55 |
CRP, mg/dl, mean (SD) | 1.42 (1.82) | 1.88 (2.40) | .019 |
Methotrexate use | 42.1 | 42.3 | .96 |
Corticosteroids use | 50.4 | 37.5 | .006 |
Other DMARDs use | 55.2 | 51.4 | .43 |