Table 1 Baseline clinical and sociodemographic patient characteristics*
From: Predictors of serious infections in rheumatoid arthritis—a prospective Brazilian cohort
Variables | N (%) n = (841) |
|---|---|
Female gender | 757 (90%) |
Age ≥ 60 years | 324 (38.5%) |
Smoking: ex-user or user | 323 (38.4%) |
Alcoholism: ex-user or user | 120 (14.3%) |
Presence of extra-articular manifestations | 151 (18%) |
Extra-articular manifestations: Pulmonary fibrosis | 34 (4%) |
Cardiovascular disease | 454 (54%) |
Pulmonary disease | 72 (8.6%) |
Gastrointestinal tract disease | 52 (6.2%) |
Chronic kidney disease | 17 (2%) |
Metabolic diseases | 128 (15.2%) |
Osteoporosis | 227 (27%) |
Central nervous system diseases | 68 (8.1%) |
Neoplasms | 19 (2.3%) |
AIDS | 0 (0%) |
History of previous infection | 16 (1.9%) |
Obesity | 266 (32.3%)1 |
Seropositive disease | 687 (82.7%)2 |