Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of female RA patients analyzed in a prospective case-control study

From: Functional Analysis of a Human Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNF-α) Promoter Polymorphism Related to Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis

TNF Genotype

TNF-238GA

TNF-238GG

Cohort of 101 RA patients who had ever fulfilled the ACR criteria

 

No. of patients

5

96

% Increased RF levels

75

70

% HLA-DR4+

20

45

 

Sharp Score

Study Entry (years)

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

0

13 ± 10

5

7 ± 2

0

3

35 ± 16

31

47 ± 6

29

6

45 ± 22

24

77 ± 9

52

12

76 ± 30

79

126 ± 13

111

Subgroup of 71 RA patients who suffered from definite erosive RA.

  

No. of patients

4

 

67

 

% Increased RF levels

75

 

82

 

% HLA-DR4+

25

 

51

 
 

Sharp Score

Study Entry (years)

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

0

5 ± 12

16

9 ± 3

0

3

44 ± 17

40

61 ± 7

42

6

57 ± 24

51

99 ± 10

90

12

94 ± 31

90

164 ± 14

165