Table 2 Laboratory characteristics and disease activity of patients with CORA at diagnosis
From: Childhood-onset rheumatoid arthritis at a tertiary hospital in Senegal, West Africa
Laboratory abnormalities | Total number of CORA cases tested | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Anaemia (< 12 g/dl) | 21 | 13 (62) |
Raised ESR (ESR ≥ 20 mm/h) | 20 | 18 (90) |
Elevated CRP (CRP ≥ 6 mg/l) | 19 | 18 (85.7) |
Positive RF | 21 | 16 (76.2) |
Positive Anti-CCP antibody | 20 | 18 (90) |
Negative RF and Positive Anti-CCP | 21 | 5 (23.8) |
Both RF and anti-CCP positivity | 20 | 13 (65) |
Positive Anti-nuclear antibody | 12 | 7 (58.3) |
Laboratory parameters | Mean (± SD) | Range |
Haemoglobin | 11.6 (± 1.6) | 8.4–15.7 |
ESR (mm/h) | 48.6 (± 29.1) | 10–110 |
CRP (mg/l) | 59.3 (± 59.5) | 0-192 |
Disease activity score | Mean (± SD) | Range |
DAS28-ESR | 5.7 (± 1.0) | 4.0-7.2 |
DAS28-CRP | 5.4 (± 1.1) | 3.1–7.1 |