The Scientific World Journal

Clinical Study

Vascular Function and Handgrip Strength in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Table 1

Participant characteristics.
Patients ( š‘› = 4 2 )Control ( š‘› = 3 6 ) š‘ƒ value
Females/males37/531/5
Age (years) 3 4 . 0 Ā± 1 0 . 3 3 0 . 4 Ā± 1 0 . 0 0.13
Height (cm) 1 6 2 . 0 Ā± 7 . 6 1 6 5 . 0 Ā± 1 0 . 7 0.27
Body weight (kg) 7 0 . 8 Ā± 1 4 . 1 7 0 . 1 Ā± 1 4 . 7 0.84
Body mass index (kg/m2) 2 6 . 7 Ā± 5 . 4 2 6 . 2 Ā± 5 . 0 0.56
Resting heart rate (b/min) 8 2 . 0 Ā± 9 . 1 7 4 . 1 4 Ā± 1 0 . 1 0.001
Resting systolic pressure (mmHg) 1 2 0 . 7 Ā± 1 5 . 3 1 1 3 . 6 Ā± 1 3 . 0 0.040
Resting diastolic pressure (mmHg) 7 6 . 6 Ā± 1 1 . 5 6 9 . 4 4 Ā± 8 . 0 0.003
Resting mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 9 1 . 3 Ā± 1 2 . 1 8 4 . 2 Ā± 8 . 9 0.005
Data presented as mean Ā± SD.