Research Article
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/m2) | | | 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) | |
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Abbreviation: ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
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