A Simple Step Test to Estimate Cardio-Respiratory Fitness Levels of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a Clinical Setting

Table 1

Characteristics of 24 patients (19 females and 5 males) with RA participating in the study.

	Females	Males	Total group
Age (years)	54.5±10.5	49.4±9.5	53.4±10.4
Weight (kg)	69.5±15.3	90.0±17.0	73.8±17.5
Height (cm)	164.0±5.6	178.6±6.3	167.1±8.6
BMI (kg·m^−2)	25.8±5.1	28.3±5.1	26.3±5.1
Resting SBP (mmHg)	125.0±2.0	139.0±7.0	128.0±11.0
Resting DBP (mmHg)	79.0±1.0	86.0±2.0	81.0±6.0
Disease duration (years)	13.0±1.9	12.8±1.8	13.0±7.3
DAS 28 ESR	2.9±0.3	2.0±0.3	2.7±1.1
HAQ (0–3)	0.6 (range 0 to 1.6)	0.2 (range 0 to 0.4)	0.5 (range 0 to 1.6)

Values are mean ± SD or range. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; DAS: disease activity score; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, HAQ: health assessment questionnaire.