Demographic, Clinical Profile of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Their Association with Disease Severity in Ghana

Table 4

Clinical laboratory characteristics of study participants.

Characteristic	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Body mass index (kg/m^2)
Underweight	2	3.6
Healthy	11	19.6
Overweight	17	30.4
Obese	26	46.4
Systolic (mmHg)
Normothermic	22	39.3
Prehypertensive	18	32.1
Stage 1 hypertension	16	28.6
Stage 2 hypertension	0	0.0
Diastolic (mmHg)
Normothermic	11	19.6
Prehypertensive	22	39.3
Stage 1 hypertension	22	39.3
Stage 2 hypertension	1	1.8
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)
Normal	17	30.4
Elevated	39	69.6
C reactive protein (mg/dL)	(n =39)
Normal (≤3)	22	56.4
Elevated (>3)	17	43.59
Haemoglobin level(g/dL)
Anaemic	0	0.0
Mild anaemia	31	55.4
Normal	25	44.6
Rheumatoid factor (IU/mL)
Negative	20	35.7
Positive	36	64.3
Variable	Mean’s/median (IQR)
Waist circumference (cm)
Hip circumference (cm)
ESR	36.0(29.25-51.25)

Abbreviation: ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate.