Research Article

Correlation in the Coronal Angle between Knee and Hindfoot Was Observed in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Unless Talocrural Joint Was Destroyed

Table 1

Demographic data.

Median (min–max)
or number (%)

Age, years62.0 (29–92)

Disease duration, years13.9 (0–50)

StageI; 60, II; 107, III; 64, IV; 176

DAS28-ESR3.12 (0.084–6.59)

Anti-CCP positivity, (%)183 (84%)

RF positivity, (%)178 (82%)

HAQ0.709 (0–2.875)

bDMARDs ()69 (32%)

Steroid, (%)80 (37%)
Amount of steroid, mg4.3 (1.0–10.0)

MTX, (%)158 (72%)
Amount of MTX, mg7.3 (2.0–20.0)

VAS = visual analogue scale; DAS28 = Disease Activity Score 28; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ACPA = anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody; RF = rheumatoid factor; HAQ = health assessment questionnaire; bDMARDs = biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; MTX = methotrexate.