Research Article
The Relationship of Cytokines IL-13 and IL-17 with Autoantibodies Profile in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the study subjects.
| Character | Controls () | eRA patients () | value |
| Age (yrs) (mean ± stdev) | | | NS () | Gender (male/female) | 6/22 | 6/24 | — | DAS28 | — | | — | Mild (2.6 < DAS28 ≤ 3.2) () | — | 5 | | Moderate (3.2 < DAS28 ≤ 5.1) () | — | 10 | | Severe (5.1 < DAS28) () | — | 15 | | CRP (mg/L) | | | | ESR (mm/h) | | | |
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