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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of participants included in the analysis

From: The insula represents a key neurobiological pain hub in psoriatic arthritis

Clinical features

(n = 46)

Age (mean ± SD)

49 ± 11.2

Disease duration (years, mean ± SD)

6.4 ± 5.8

Sex (male/female)

22/24

BMI (mean ± SD)

29 ± 4.5

FM criteria fulfilled (%)

43.5%

FM total score (mean ± SD)

12.5 ± 5.7

Current overall body pain NRS 0-100 (mean ± SD)

34.8 ± 23.5

Number of previous DMARDs (including biologics)

• 0–1

• 2–4

• > 4

17

17

12

TJC 66 (mean ± SD)

21 ± 14

SJC 68 (mean ± SD)

7 ± 4.3

CRP (mg/dL, mean ± SD)

1 ± 2.5

Patient gVAS (mean ± SD)

59 ± 22

DAPSA (mean ± SD)

40.8 ± 19

LEI score (mean ± SD)

2.7 ± 2

BASDAI (mean ± SD)

6.2 ± 1.8

  1. BASDAI– Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BMI– Body Mass Index; DAPSA– Disease Activity in PSoriatic Arthritis; FM– Fibromyalgia; gVAS– Global Disease Activity; LEI– Leed Enthesitis Index; NRS– Numeric Rating Scale; SD– Standard Deviation; SJC– Swollen Joints Count; TJC– Tender Joints Count