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Table 2 Baseline data of participants who completed at least one dietary period reported by sequence

From: Diet intervention improves cardiovascular profile in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the randomized controlled cross-over trial ADIRA

  Intervention-Control
n = 25
n (%)
Control-Intervention
n = 22
n (%)
All
n = 47
n (%)
Demographics
 Female 20 (80) 16 (73) 36 (77)
 Smokers 2 (8) 0 (0) 2 (4.3)
Origin of parents
 Europe 23 (92) 21 (95) 44 (94)
 Africa 1 (4) 0 (0) 1 (2)
 Asia 1 (4) 1 (5) 2 (4)
Education
 Junior high school 4 (16) 4 (18) 8 (17)
 2 year senior high school 4 (16) 5 (23) 9 (19)
  ≥ 3 year senior high school 3 (12) 4 (18) 7 (15)
 College or university 14 (56) 9 (41) 23 (49)
Everyday physical activity
 Sedentary or standing 5 (20) 1 (4.5) 6 (13)
 Light but partly physically active 12 (48) 4 (18) 16 (34)
 Light and physically active 6 (24) 9 (41) 15 (32)
 Sometimes physically straining 2 (8.0) 8 (36) 10 (21)
Training in exercise outfit, past 3-months
 Never 2 (8.0) 5 (23) 7 (15)
 Every now and then – not regularly 8 (32) 6 (27) 14 (30)
 1–2 times/week 7 (28) 3 (14) 10 (21)
 2–3 times/week 5 (20) 4 (18) 9 (19)
  > 3 times/week 3 (12) 4 (18) 7 (15)
Medications used at baseline
 Cardiovascular agents 14 (56) 9 (41) 23 (49)
 Vasodilator 9 (36) 8 (36) 17 (36)
 Statins 5 (20) 3 (14) 8 (17)
 Betablocker 5 (20) 3 (14) 8 (17)
 Anticoagulants 1 (4) 3 (14) 4 (9)
 Diuretics 3 (12) 2 (9) 5 (11)
 bDMARD 8 (32) 10 (45) 18 (38)
 csDMARD 19 (76) 16 (73) 35 (74)
  1. bDMARD Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, csDMARD Conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs