Table 3 Comparisons of demographic characteristics for a) those who were recruited versus those who on-boarded and b) low versus high adherers1
| Â | Recruited vs on-boarded participants | Low vs High adherers1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recruited (n = 52) | On-boarded (n = 32) | Low (n = 6) | High (n = 20) | ||
Female (n, (%)) | 36 (69%) | 23 (72%) | 6 (100%) | 13 (65.0%) | |
Age (median (IQR)) | 58 (48–65) | 57 (48–63) | 42 (35–55) | 61 (51–65) | |
White ethnicity (n, (%)) | 45 (87%) | 30 (94%) | 4 (67%) | 20 (100%) | |
Smoking2 (n, (%)) | Current | 11 (21%) | 5 (16%) | 1 (17%) | 3 (15%) |
Former | 22 (42%) | 13 (41%) | 2 (33%) | 9 (45%) | |
Never | 18 (34%) | 13 (41%) | 3 (50%) | 8 (40%) | |
BMI3 (n, (%)) | Normal | 17 (33%) | 11 (34%) | 2 (33%) | 5 (25%) |
Over | 19 (36%) | 10 (32%) | 1 (17%) | 9 (45%) | |
Obese | 16 (31%) | 11 (34%) | 3 (50%) | 6 (30%) | |
Diagnosis4 (n, (%)) | RA | 50 (96%) | 31 (97%) | 6 (100%) | 20 (100%) |
Suspected RA | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 0 | 0 | |
UA | 1 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Disease duration (median (IQR)) | 3 (0–10) | 4 (0–11) | 1 (0–6) | 3 (1–11) | |