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Table 1 Patients diagnosed with RA, had foot ulcers present in the study period and had swabs taken. [Swab group]

From: Prevalence and microbiological characteristics of clinically infected foot-ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective exploratory study

Study Number

Agea in years

Gender

Disease Durationain years

Diabetes

CTD

CVD /PVD

Smoker Y/N

DAS:28 [within 4 weeks of index swab]

Standard DMARD therapy

Anti – TNF therapy

Other biologic therapy

Steroid therapy

1

82

F

N/A

N

N

Y

Y current

N/A

N

N

N

N

2

67

M

28

N

N

Y

N

N/A

Y

N

Y

Y

3

78

F

17

N

N

N

N

N/A

Y

N

N

N

4

85

M

26

Y

N

Y

N

N/A

N

N

N

N

5

67

M

15

N

N

Y

N previous

N/A

Y

N

N

Y

6

72

F

30

N

N

N

N previous

N/A

Y

N

Y

N

7

71

M

25

Y

N

Y

N previous

N/A

Y

N

N

N

8

76

F

13

N

N

Y

Y current

N/A

Y

N

Y

N

 

Mean: 74.75

F = 4

Mean: 22

Y = 2

Y = 0

Y = 6

N = 6

No scores in notes.

N = 2

N = 8

N = 5

N = 6

Median:74

M = 4

Median:25

N = 6

N = 8

N = 2

Y = 2

Y = 6

Y = 0

Y = 3

Y = 2

  1. CTD connective tissue disease, CVD/PVD cardiovascular / peripheral vascular disease, N/A indicates missing data; Y yes, N no; F female, M male
  2. arelates to index swab date