Demographic, Clinical Profile of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Their Association with Disease Severity in Ghana

Table 6

Clinical features of rheumatoid arthritis by joint involvement.

Joint involved	Pain ()	Swelling ()
	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)
Elbow	6 (14.6)	7 (15.6)
Knee	16 (39.0)	15 (33.3)
MCP	1 (2.4)	2 (4.4)
PIP	2 (4.9)	1 (2.2)
Wrist	13 (31.7)	17 (37.8)
Knee+elbow	2 (4.9)	2 (4.4)
PIP+MCP	1 (2.4)	1 (2.2)

Abbreviations: PIP: proximal interphalangeal joint; MCP: metacarpophalangeal joint.