Research Article
Methylglyoxal: A Relevant Marker of Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 2
Biological parameters of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and control subjects.
| | RA patients () | Control subjects () | |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | 29.9 ± 7.6 | 24.8 ± 4.3 | <0.001 | | hs-CRP (mg/L) | 9 (5–15) | 0 (0–5) | <0.001 | | Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.5 ± 1.7 | 4.3 ± 0.2 | NS | | Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.6 (1.1–2.1) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) | <0.001 | | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.3 (3.7–4.8) | 4.4 (4.1–5.3) | NS | | HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.9 (0.8–1.2) | 0.001 | | LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.5 (2.1–3) | 2.7 (2.4–3) | NS | | Creatinine (μmol/L) | 64.6 ± 23.6 | 64.5 ± 19.3 | NS | | MGO (ng/mL) | 137.6 ± 76.6 | 80.4 ± 25.2 | <0.001 | | sRAGE (ng/mL) | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 5.4 ± 1.7 | 0.020 |
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Data represent means ± SD or median (quartile range). NS: not significant.
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