Table 3 Characteristics of the subgroups with a disease duration < or ≥ 10 years

 Control n (%)

8 (47.1)

20 (57.1)

0,56^a

 Intervention n (%)

9 (52.9)

15 (42.9)

 Female n (%)

8 (47.1)

11 (31.4)

0,36^a

 Male n (%)

9 (52.9)

24 (68.6)

 Mean (SD)

40.76 (15.35)

49.37 (9.19)

0,0148^b

 Median (25%; 75%)

44.0 (24.5; 53.5)

51.0 (44.0; 57.0)

 Mean (SD)

3.69 (2.7)

10.79 (20.83)

0,79^c

 Median (25%; 75%)

4.0 (2.0; 4.0)

2.0 (0.3; 10.0)

 Mean (SD)

7.82 (6.01)

5.8 (7.39)

0,06^c

 Median (25%; 75%)

6.0 (2.5; 12.5)

3.0 (1.0; 9.0)

 Mean (SD)

5.59 (2.96)

24.23 (11.1)

P < 0.0001^b

 Median (25%; 75%)

5.0 (3.5; 9.0)

20.0 (15.0; 31.0)

 Mean (SD)

29.19 (7.85)

29.10 (5.53)

0,49^c

 Median (25%; 75%)

26.9 (23.5; 32.5)

27.8 (24.8; 32.8)

 Psoriatic arthritis, n (%)

3 (17.6)

15 (42.9)

0,12^a

 Depression, n (%)

2 (11.8)

9 (26.5)

0,30^a

 Allergy, n (%)

5 (29.4)

12 (35.3)

0,76^a

 Hypertension, n (%)

7 (41.2)

11 (32.4)

0,55^a

 Cardiovascular diseases, n (%)

0

3 (8.8)

0,54^a

 Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

5 (29.4)

6 (17.6)

0,47^a

 COPD, asthma, n (%)

2 (11.8)

7 (20.6)

0,70^a

 Hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, other liver diseases, n (%)

0

3 (8.8)

0,54^a

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

0

5 (14.7)

0,16^a

 Cancer, n (%)

0

1 (2.9)

1,00^a

 No comorbidities, n (%)

5 (29.4)

9 (26.5)

1,00^a

 Current smoker, n (%)

8 (47.1)

12 (36.4)

0,55^a

 Ex-smoker, n (%)

6 (35.3)

16 (48.5)

0,55^a

 Non-smoker, n (%)

3 (17.6)

11 (33.3)

0,33^a