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

Table 12

Percentages of steroid user to nonusers in RA patients and the relationship with thickened IMT.

RA patients; = 56	IMT ≤ 0.72 mm	IMT > 0.72 mm
Steroids user; = 58 (51.7%)	40	18
Steroids nonuser; = 54 (48.2%)	37	17

IMT = intima media thickness.