Association of AFF3 Gene Polymorphism rs10865035 with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study on a Pakistani Cohort

Table 1

Characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis patients and controls.

Characteristics	Cases (n = 409)	Controls (n = 294)
Group A	159	44
Group B	250	250
Mean age, years ± SD of group A	39.1 ± 13.0	41.2 ± 12.0
Mean age, years ± SD group B	43.5 ± 14.5	42 ± 12.6
Disease duration in years, mean ± SD	4.1 ± 3.7	NIL
Seropositive antibody, mean ± SD	100% (RF positive)	NIL
ESR, mean ± SD	40.60 (±15.8)	NIL

Data obtained from our previous study [7].