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

Table 15

Correlation between DAS28 and endothelial function in RA patients.

Endothelial function	DAS28
	()
Pre-FMD (average)	0.064	0.23
Post-FMD (average)	0.048	0.07
FMD dilatation %	−0.249
Pre-GTN (average)	0.044	0.75
Post-GTN (average)	0.028	0.79
GTN dilatation %	0.002	0.9
Dilatation ratio	−0.355

() = Correlation coefficient, FMD = flow mediated dilatation, and GTN = glyceryl trinitrate.
Moderate significant.