Tobacco-Derived Lipopolysaccharide, Not Microbial Translocation, as a Potential Contributor to the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 1

Demographics of RA patients.

		Median	Iqr	Min	Max
Age (Yr)	40	54.5	19	19	79
CDAI	40	23.8	19.8	6	55
DAS 28-3	40	4.8	1.4	2.9	5
SDAI	40	26.4	18.8	7.7	60
hs-CRP	40	12	26.5	1	116
Dur (m)	40	7	5	0	14
RF-IgM	40	46	92,5	1.8	2857
RF-IgA	40	20.0	41.5	4.1	395
aCCP-IgG	40	166	441.5	0.6	1652
aCCP-IgA	40	9.8	33.8	0.9	108

Yr—years; CDAI—Clinical Disease Activity Index; DAS—disease activity score; SDAI—Simplified Disease Activity Index; hs-CRP—high-sensitivity C reactive protein; Dur (m)—disease duration in months; RF—rheumatoid factor; aCCP—anticyclic citrullinated peptides; Ig—immunoglobulin.