Table 3: Clinical features in RA patients between High DAS28-CRP and moderate DAS28-CRP.
Parameter | High DAS28-CRP (i.e. > 5.1) Mean ± SD (n = 29) |
Moderate DAS28-CRP (i.e. 3.2-5.1) Mean ± SD (n = 13) |
P value |
25-OH Vitamin D (nmol/l) | 58.52 ± 55.13 | 96.60 ± 44.13 | 0.04* |
CRP (mg/l) | 27.16 ± 40.15 | 9.15 ± 5.89 | 0.134 |
SJC | 6.03 ± 4.07 | 4.75 ± 2.38 | 0.314 |
TJC | 9.62 ± 4.67 | 7.25 ± 3.08 | 0.115 |
P value < 0.05* is significant; 25-OH Vitamin D: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; DAS28-CRP: Disease Activity Score-CRP; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; SJC: Swollen Joint Count; TJC: Tender Joint Count.