Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis in Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Its Relation to Disease Activity

Table 10

Comparison of endothelial function between group 1B and controls.

	Group 1B; ( = 20)	Controls; ( = 40)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Pre-FMD (average)	3.56 ± 0.46	3.9 ± 0.49	0.07
Post-FMD (average)	4.34 ± 0.7	5.109 ± 0.52
FMD dilatation %	22.07 ± 8.8	28.52 ± 10.11
Pre-GTN (average)	3.59 ± 0.46	3.91 ± 0.49	0.1
Post-GTN (average)	4.61 ± 0.81	4.89 ± 0.62	0.2
GTN dilatation %	27.32 ± 8.32	25.72 ± 9.67	0.6
Dilatation ratio	0.83 ± 0.29	1.078 ± 0.189

FMD = flow mediated dilatation, GTN = glyceryl trinitrate.
Significant. Moderate significant.