TMEM187-IRAK1 Polymorphisms Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Tunisian and French Female Populations: Influence of Geographic Origin

Table 1

Characteristics of female samples from Tunisian and French cohort.

Characteristic	Tunisian population		French population
	Controls	RA patients	Controls	RA patients
Size of the cohort	131	119	340	289
Age; (mean ± SD years)	56.65 ± 17.37	52.16 ± 13.61	46.24 ± 8.92	63.15 ± 20.71
Disease duration (years)	NA	15.3 ± 5.6	NA	14.8 ± 6.9
Positive ACPA, (%)	NA	119 (100)	NA	289 (100)
Positive RF, (%)	NA	98 (74.7)	NA	200 (69.20)
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	NA	12.2 ± 22.7	NA	13.6 ± 21.8
DAS28	NA	6.3 ± 1.2	NA	5.2 ± 1.4
Smoking status%	66	55	76	47