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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients who completed the trials.

From: Weight reduction is not a major reason for improvement in rheumatoid arthritis from lacto-vegetarian, vegan or Mediterranean diets

 

Diet group (n = 60)

Control group (n = 42)

Age (years)

54.5 (33–73)

57.0 (35–75)

Gender (M/F)*

11/49

7/35

Weight (kg)

72.1 (40–109)

69.4 (41–102)

Disease duration (years)

13.0 (0.5–59)

11.9 (2–35)

  1. Footnotes to table:
  2. Data are presented as mean (range) unless otherwise stated.
  3. * Number of male and females, respectively