Research Article
Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis in Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Its Relation to Disease Activity
Table 8
Comparison of endothelial function in RA patients and controls.
| | RA patients ( = 112) | Controls ( = 40) | | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| Pre. fmd (average) | 3.69 ± 0.51 | 3.9 ± 0.49 | 0.121 | Post. fmd (average) | 4.32 ± 0.60 | 5.11 ± 0.52 | | Fmd dilatation % | 17.30 ± 7.72 | 28.52 ± 10.11 | | Pre. GTN (average) | 3.71 ± 0.54 | 3.91 ± 0.49 | 0.150 | Post. GTN (average) | 4.63 ± 0.72 | 4.89 ± 0.62 | 0.131 | GTN dilatation % | 24.87 ± 9.02 | 25.72 ± 9.67 | 0.727 | Dilatation ratio | 0.71 ± 0.261 | 1.078 ± 0.189 | |
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FMD = flow mediated dilatation, GTN = glyceryl trinitrate. Highly significant.
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