| PsA patients (n = 117) | Controls (n = 100) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 50.34 ± 1.14 | 46.23 ± 1.56 | 0.0309* |
Sex | |||
 Male, n (%) | 63 (54) | 35 (35) |  |
 Female, n (%) | 54 (46) | 65 (65) |  |
Race | |||
 Indian, n (%) | 84 (72) | 62 (62) |  |
 White, n (%) | 32 (27) | 38 (38) |  |
 Mixed Race, n (%)b | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.86 ± 0.50 | 27.85 ± 0.42 | 0.1307 |
Smoker | |||
 Yes, n (%) | 25 (21) |  | |
 No, n (%) | 92 (79) | ||
Disease duration (years) | 6.43 ± 0.67 | ||
Radiology | Â | ||
 Yes, n (%) | 84 (72) | ||
 No, n (%) | 33 (28) | ||
HAQ score | 0.62 ± 0.07 | ||
RF-IgM | Â | ||
 Positive, n (%) | 5 (4) | ||
 Negative, n (%) | 112 (96) | ||
Drugs | |||
 MTX, n (%) | 111 (95) |  | |
 SSZ, n (%) | 33 (28) | ||
 LFM, n (%) | 21 (18) | ||
 Biologics, n (%)a | 9 (8) | ||
CRP (mg/L) | |||
 Inclusion | 18.95 ± 2.81 |  | 0.0011* |
 @ 6 month | 9.68 ± 1.32 |  |  |
Plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 6.17 ± 0.21 |  | |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.11 ± 0.10 | ||
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.26 ± 0.12 | ||
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.14 ± 0.03 | ||
HbA1c (%) | 5.85 ± 0.13 | ||
Vitamin D25 (ng/ml) | 20.31 ± 1.34 |