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Poor emotional responsivenessa
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p
b
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Low
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High
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N = 252
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N = 208
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Female
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91.7
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84.1
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.013
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Age, yrs, mean (SD)
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54.3 (9.7)
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58.4 (9.0)
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<.001
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Education, college or higher
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24.2
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16.4
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.038
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Duration, yrs, mean (SD)
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11.6 (9.7)
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11.1 (9.3)
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.58
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ACR class > =3
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13.5
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13.5
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.99
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Joint stage > =3
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62.7
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71.6
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.043
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Afflicted joints count, mean (SD)
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9.4 (8.2)
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10.6 (9.4)
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.15
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No. extra-articular complications > =1
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22.6
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25.0
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.55
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CRP, mg/dl, mean (SD)
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1.42 (1.82)
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1.88 (2.40)
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.019
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Methotrexate use
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42.1
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42.3
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.96
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Corticosteroids use
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50.4
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37.5
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.006
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Other DMARDs use
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55.2
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51.4
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.43
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- Values are % unless otherwise stated. ACR: American College of Rheumatology, CRP: C-reactive protein, DMARDs: disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. aThe SI “lack of emotional experiences” score (19,20): low score < 2.5 points, high score > =2.5 points. bBased on Spearman’s rank correlation
