Research Article

The TNFA -857C/T Polymorphism: Association with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Anti-CCP Levels in a Mexican Population

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of RA patients and controls.

RA patientsControls
Anti-CCP-positiveAnti-CCP-negative

17162237
Age
Female/male158/1356/6218/19
DAS28a
Anti-CCP (U/mL)a
sHAQ-DIb1.0 (0.0, 2.5)1.0 (0.0, 2.0)
Treatment
 Biologics ()324
  Etanercept223
  Adalimumab90
  Tocilizumab11
 Methotrexate ()17155
 Corticosteroids ()15550

RA: rheumatoid arthritis; anti-CCP: anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies; DAS28: Disease Activity Scores using 28-joint counts; sHAQ-DI: Spanish version of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index. a; bmedian (min, max).