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

Table 11

Comparison of endothelial function in subdivisions of RA patients.

	Group 1A; ( = 92)	Group 1B; ( = 20)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Pre. fmd (average)	3.73 ± 0.52	3.56 ± 0.46	0.121
Post. fmd (average)	3.43 ± 0.59	4.34 ± 0.6
Fmd dilatation %	16.26 ± 7.35	22.07 ± 8.8
Pre. GTN (average)	3.14 ± 0.56	3.59 ± 0.46	0.4
Post. GTN (average)	4.64 ± 0.71	4.61 ± 0.81	0.9
GTN. dilatation %	24.33 ± 9.1	27.32 ± 8.32	0.3
Dilatation ratio	0.68 ± 0.25	0.83 ± 0.29

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