Comparison of patient and physician perspectives in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: results from global physician- and patient-based surveys

Table 1 Patient demographics and disease characteristics

	Patient responders managed by a rheumatologist^a (n = 1805)^b
Females, n (%)	1131 (64)
Mean age, years (SD)	51.7 (14.1)
Time since diagnosis, n (%)
< 1 year	95 (5)
1–4 years	490 (28)
5–10 years	597 (34)
> 10 years	582 (33)
Median time since diagnosis, years (SD)	7 (9.8)
Current overall health, n (%)
Good/excellent	550 (31)
Fair	892 (51)
Poor	322 (18)
Self-reported severity of RA, n (%)^c
Under control	610 (35)
Not under control	47 (3)
Mild	544 (31)
Moderate to severe	581 (33)
Severe	170 (10)

Abbreviations: RA rheumatoid arthritis, SD standard deviation
^aIn Japan, patients managed by an orthopedist were included
^b1805 patients were included in the analysis, but not all patients provided responses to all questions; percentages were calculated based on the number of responses received
^cPatients were permitted to select ≥1 response

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