Clinical Study

Use of Clinical Disease Activity Index Score for Assessment of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: An Indian Experience

Table 3

Showing demographic profile as per DAS-28.

GroupDAS-28Duration of illness (Mean ± SD)Mean Age ± SDSex
Number of malesNumber of females

I<2.6 1 . 5 6 ± 0 . 8 8 3 5 . 8 9 ± 8 . 5 0 18
II≤3.2 6 . 4 0 ± 3 . 9 4 4 0 . 0 0 ± 1 5 . 6 4 14
III>3.2 and ≤5.1 4 . 4 9 ± 4 . 2 4 3 9 . 7 0 ± 1 2 . 9 4 1646
IV>5.1 6 . 1 8 ± 5 . 8 8 4 2 . 7 0 ± 1 2 . 8 2 21103

Total0–9.4 5 . 4 9 ± 5 . 3 4 4 1 . 8 2 ± 1 2 . 7 8 39161