| RA with US changes (16) | RA without US changes (6) | T test | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age of onset (years) mean ± SD | 35.2 ± 7.3 | 37.9 ± 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Duration mean ± SD | 17.5 ± 5.9 | 5.1 ± 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.02* |
Disease activity DAS28 ESR | 5.9 ± 0.6 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 3 | 0.007* |
Medications: | ||||
 Biological DMARDS | 4 (25) | 2 (40) |  |  |
 Conventional DMARDS | 12 (75) | 4 (20) | 0.5 | 0.8 |
 NSAIDS | 4 (23.5) | 2 (40) |  |  |
 Steroid | 12 (5.9) | 4 (20) | 0.9 | 0.3 |