The Autophagy Level Is Increased in the Synovial Tissues of Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and Is Correlated with Disease Severity

Table 1

Clinical data for RA and OA patients.

	RA patients ()	OA patients ()	p
Male-to-female ratio	3/17	6/10
Age (mean ± s.d., years)
CRP (mean ± s.d., mg/L)
ESR (mean ± s.d., mm/h)
CCP (mean ± s.d., RU/mL)
RF (mean ± s.d., KIU/L)

RA, rheumatoid arthritis; OA, osteoarthritis; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CCP, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies; RF, rheumatoid factor.