Pain Sensitisation in Women with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Figure 1

Flow diagram of the selection process of the RA patients. 49 eligible patients were included. Due to gender bias in the control group, the male RA patients were excluded after protocol. Patients not fulfilling the activity criteria, according to DAS28 on the test day, were also excluded. During measurements, 3 patients were excluded due to lack of compliance. The result was enrollment of 38 female patients with active rheumatoid arthritis in the study.