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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