Research Article

Association of PTPN22 Haplotypes (−1123G>C/+1858C>T) with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Western Mexican Population

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of RA patients.

VariablesRA
()
CS
()

Demographic and clinic characteristics
Age 48 (18–82)36 (18–74)
Sex%  
Males7 (23)40 (127)
Females93 (292)60 (188)
29 (71)9 (29)
Disease status
Duration of disease 10 (0.1–52)
Spanish HAQ-DI 0.76 (0–2.28)
Autoantibodies
Rheumatoid factor 178 (15–717)15 (0–62)
Negative (<20 16 (50)95 (300)
Low positive (20–59.9 21 (65) 5 (15)
High positive (≥60 63 (200)0 (0)
Anti-CCP 119 (2–460)1.5 (0.9–2.5)
Negative (<5 17 (52)100 (315)
Low positive (5.1–14.9 9 (27)0 (0)
High positive (≥15 74 (236)0 (0)

presented in median (p25–p75). provided in percentage and n. provided in mean ± SD. RA: rheumatoid arthritis; CS: control subject; Anti-CCP: anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibody; DAS28: disease activity score 28; Spanish HAQ-DI: Spanish version of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index.