Whole-Genome Expression Analysis and Signal Pathway Screening of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 1

Demographics and characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and healthy donors (HDs).

Items	RA	HD
Number of patients	8	6
Sex
Men	4	3
Women	4	3
Age (years)	45 (39–49)	43 (37–48)
Disease duration (years)	3.3 (0.3–5.8)	2.8 (0.1–4.8)
CRP (mg/L)	19.2 (6–58)	—
ESR (mm/h)	32 (10–73)	—

CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate.