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.

CharacterControls ()eRA patients () value

Age (yrs) (mean ± stdev)NS ()
Gender (male/female)6/226/24
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)