Clinical feature | FA | No FA | p Value |
Age (years) | 61.2 (8.7) | 58.3 (10.6) | 0.37 |
Duration of RA (years) | 11 (6.4) | 13 (8.2) | 0.374 |
HAQ score | 1.8 (0.76) | 1.6 (1.9) | 0.183 |
Cigarette (pack years) | 22.8 (17.7) | 17.2 (19) | 0.071 |
Haemoglobin(g/dl) | 13.1 (1.37) | 13.2 (1.35) | 0.604 |
C reactive protein(mg/l) | 34.3 (31.7) | 28.5 (29.3) | 0.47 |
Values are mean (SD).
HAQ = Health Assessment Questionnaire (range 0–3).